The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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Phyllis A. Pacin, Phy Pacin
EDUCATION
1963-1971 2 BFAs, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1973 MFA, Mills College, Oakland, California
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1973---Studio artist, Phyllis Pacin Design
Biography
Phyllis Pacin creates paintings composed of multiple tiles fired using the raku process. This firing contrasts the colorful luster glazes with the smoke blackened clay. The tiles are typically parallelograms although she also uses squares. Pacin is most interested in playing with space in the picture plane and creating spatial illusions including a trompe l’oeil illusion of three-dimensional form. Each stoneware tile is hand rolled and textured. Once the composition is complete the individual tiles are mounted on acrylic or wood forms.
Public Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Bibliography
Chang, Richard. “Brea Gallery Presents Clay and Glass Works in New Exhibit.” Orange County (CA) Register, February 2013.
Lark Crafts. The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating a Decade in Clay. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2012.
Hemachandra, Ray. 500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique.” Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2011.
Snyder, Jeffrey. Ceramics Today. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2010.
Lark Crafts. 500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, January 2008.
“Interview.” Mills Quarterly, Oakland, CA (Summer 2007).
“Raku the Universal Language of Clay.” New South Wales, Australia, Ceramics TECHNICAL (November 2003).
Peck, Kristin. The Art of Handmade Tile. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, July 2002.
“Canvas Can’t Contain this Exhibit.” Oakland (CA) Tribune, May 2002.
Goletz, Deborah. Ceramic Art Tile for the Home. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2001.
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Source: Artist
Website(s):
Artist's Studio: Phyllis Pacin Ceramic Design
Last name: mismatched lead type letters, approximately 1/2 inch in length total. Signature appears randomly on some of the tiles that make up each piece. Older signature: Pacin written into clay with pin tool at bottom of stoneware wall pieces and on bottoms of pots when I was making pots. Older: Pacin with a script "P" written into clay with pin tool on bottom of pots.
Materials: Raku, Clay
Method: Hand Built, Raku fired (Hand-textured raku fired tile wall sculpture.)
Surface Technique: Glaze, Impressed, Raku, Stamped, Wax Resist
Materials: Raku, Clay
Method: Hand Built, Raku fired (Hand-textured raku fired tile wall sculpture.)
Surface Technique: Glaze, Impressed, Raku, Stamped, Wax Resist
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified February 9, 2017. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/pacin