Sarah Rolland, Sarah Wells Rolland

Biography to Display:

EDUCATION

—Haywood Community College, Clyde, North Carolina

—St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1986—Owner, Rolland Pottery, Asheville, North Carolina

2011—Owner, Resident Potter, The Village Potters, Asheville, North Carolina

Sarah Wells Rolland is known for wheel-thrown stoneware functional and decorative pottery. Leather hard pieces are often altered to develop asymmetry. Rolland's work is often finished using a variety of earth-toned glazes.

	This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund grant from The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Inc.

	The Archive of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Typical Marks

Pitcher

Form: Pitcher
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze

Bowl

Form: Bowl
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze

Bowl

Form: Bowl
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze

Vase

Form: Vase
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Slab Built, Hand Built
Surface Technique: Glaze

Photo: Courtesy Maria Lopez

Citation: Kuratnick, Jeff. "The Marks Project." Last modified April 16, 2018. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/rolland

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Sarah Rolland, Sarah Wells Rolland