Eric Norstad Ceramics

Norstad was born in valhalla new york.

Eric norstad ceramics.

He built a kiln in the basement of their new home and began selling pots at street fairs and at word of mouth home pottery sales. Eric norstad began making functional stoneware pieces as a way of subsidizing his architect s income. Has different variations of black blues rust browns white. Born in valhalla ny on march 21 1924 to magnus and lillian norstad he was pre.

Primary work experience 1962 callister and payne architects. 1962 1998 operated norstad pottery. Ceramic vessel by eric norstad 1924 2013 measuring 9 wide 6 5 deep and 12 high. Norstad credits artists peter voulkos bernard leach and his parents as influences as well as clean functional scandinavian.

Norstad was born in valhalla new york. Eric norstad was an award winning potter and architect who worked primarily on the west coast of the united states. Create ceramic tile using. K o reilly ceramics subtractive relief.

1954 architecture and ceramics university of oregon portland oregon. Norstad credits artists peter voulkos bernard leach and his parents as influences as well as clean functional scandinavian. Eric norstad was an award winning potter and architect who worked primarily on the west coast of the united states. Ceramic vessel by eric norstad 1924 2013 measuring 9 wide 6 5 deep and 12 high.

Eric norstad 1924 2013 was an award winning potter and architect. The stoneware clay that norstad pottery mixed was a combination of kentucky ball clay california fire clay and grog a sand like material. Monumental vessel by eric norstad 1924 2013. In 1982 norstad designed an 8 000 square foot pottery which was built in richmond california with the help of his three sons his son in law and their friends.

He is known for either thrown or slab built wares with surface. In 1960 1962 eric norstad worked as an architect in tiburon california before he opened norstad. Norstad credits artists peter voulkos bernard. Eric norstad was an award winning potter and architect who worked primarily on the west coast of the united states.

Monumental ceramic vessel by eric norstad. Vintage eric norstad sausalito art ceramic drop in sink ebay. Eric norstad march 21 1924 jan. He moved his family to marin county california in 1959.

He built a kiln in the basement of their new home and began selling pots at street fairs and at word of mouth home pottery sales. 14 2013 eric norstad passed away at his home january 14 with his family at his side. Norstad pottery operated from the richmond location until eric norstad retired in 1998. Gift of bill burke 2009 2 0067.