The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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EDUCATION
1995 BFA School of Art and Design at New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1996-1998 MFA Candidate, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
2000 MFA School of Art and Design at New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
2004 Alfred Summer School, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
2006 Artist Invite Artists, Watershed Center of the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2006—Ceramics Teacher, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont
2000 The Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2000 New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1997 University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
—Arrowmont School of the Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
—Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
—Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
Aysha Peltz work focuses on functional pieces that are wheel thrown and altered while still freshly thrown. In graduate school she began to explore the role of scale by producing functional pieces that are much larger than their typical size. Each piece is finished with glaze that flows in ways that accent its structure.
She wanted to make pots that allowed larger gestures and to explore the complications of size in relation to use. Peltz’ pieces are thick and heavy ignoring the typical goal of working porcelain at its thinnest. Occasionally, when making extra-large platters she will use white stoneware.
Peltz studied with John Gill as an undergraduate and graduate student while at Alfred. The life and work of Karen Karnes also inspires her work.
Public Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Bibliography
Burkett, Richard. The Masters: Porcelain, Major Works by Leading Ceramists. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2008.
Clark, Phyllis Blair. Functional Ceramics. Wooster, Ohio: Wayne Center for the Arts. 2004.
Henderson, Caroline. Convergences—The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics. Rock Hill, SC: Winthrop University, 2001.
Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000.
Peltz, Aysha. “Starting Out”. Studio Potter 33, no.1 (December 2004).
__________. “Splash Bowls”. Ceramics Monthly 63, no.4 (April 2015).
“Up Front”. Ceramics Monthly 51, no.9 (November 2003).
“Utilitarian Clay IV”. Ceramics Monthly 52, no.10 (December 2004).
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