The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Phyllis Savage
EDUCATION
—BA Mathematics, City College of New York, New York New York
—JD Fordham University School of Law, New York New York
2001 Summer-New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
2002 University of Georgia, summer with Shigaraki artists, Japan
—Workshops at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine; Hood College, Frederick, Maryland; and Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2005—Studio Potter
Phyllis Savage is known for using stoneware and porcelain to produce functional and decorative vessel forms and sculptures.
Much of the work is influenced by Japanese techniques and sensibilities.
Encircled chop pressed into clay or stamped on with contrasting color. Shapes in mark are a loose translation of last name, Savage, in Katama, one component of a Japanese writing system.
Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified October 22, 2019. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/savage
