Linda Siska

1950Born Westfield, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1972BA St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1974-1975Apprenticeship, with Master Potter Nacano Tochi, Karatsu, Japan

1977-1979Apprenticeship, with Bob Woo

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1978—Studio Potter

1982—Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts

Linda Siska is known for functional stoneware and earthenware pottery.

She is also well known for raku fired work (raku: a firing technique originating in Japan. In the USA, the pot is removed from a kiln at glaze maturation, and usually immersed in a post-firing reduction of combustibles, giving part of the surface a black, smoky, unpredictable appearance; a raku pot is for decoration only).

Siska's study in Japan greatly influences her pots and her lifestyle.