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

Sarah Rolland, Sarah Wells Rolland

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.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks
Pitcher
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Bowl
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Bowl
Form: Bowl
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze
Vase
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Slab-Built, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
Photo: Courtesy Maria Lopez

Citation: Kuratnick, Jeff. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 29, 2022. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/print/marks/rolland

Tags

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Center for Craft , The Village Potters , Rolland Pottery, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Haywood Community College

 

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