The Marks Project - A Marks Dictionary of American Studio Pottery, 1946 to Present

Peter Flister

1958 Born Boston, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1982 BA Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts

2011 MEd Arts and Learning, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Flister makes wheel-thrown functional work which is fired in saggars (containers within a kiln). Organic materials may be placed in the saggar with the piece resulting in color flashing on the surface of the piece.

He is influenced by Native American, Japanese, and contemporary western pottery.

 

Bibliography

Lazo, Eduardo. Naked Clay and Related Bare Clay Techniques. Westerville OH: The American Ceramic Society, 2012.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks

Typically located on foot or underside. Inscribed with needle tool or pencil; on occasion, with fine-line gold marker.

Tempest
Form: Covered Jar
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Saggar Fired
The State of Clay, Lexington, MA, 2016
Photo: TMP
The State of Clay, Lexington, MA, 2016
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

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Boston, Massachusetts , Massachusetts, Massachusetts College of Art, Endicott College, saggar

 

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