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After much encouragement we are finally started to use social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. So if you are a member of either or are interested in joining see the links below to follow us on Twitter and become of fans of Just Art Pottery and Roseville Pottery on Facebook. 

We intend to the use the social media sites to better connect with collectors and to update customers on special sales and new additions to our inventory. We will also provide additional information related to art pottery.

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Top 10 Pottery Searches on JustArtPottery.com for May 2009

The top ten searched pottery categories on JustArtPottery.com for May 2009 are below:

1. Roseville Pottery: Patterns A-E
2. Roseville Pottery: Patterns F-L
3. Roseville Pottery: Patterns M-R
4. Roseville Pottery: Patterns S-Z
5. Weller Pottery
6. Van Briggle Pottery
7. Rookwood Pottery
8. McCoy Pottery
9. Ephraim Faience Pottery
10. Newcomb Pottery

Greg Myroth - Just Art Pottery
6/20/09

Roseville Pottery - Shape Number and Pattern Index Pages

We often get questions from Roseville pottery collectors trying to identify a pattern name by the shape  number on the bottom of their vase.  We now have an online resource to provide some assistance to Roseville collectors in matching up shape numbers with a pattern name. 

It is definitely still a work in progress, but collectors can now browse the majority of the documented shape numbers for each Roseville pattern.  Look here for the index of shape numbers for Roseville pottery patterns. 

To review Roseville pottery marks, in 1936, Roseville began using a die-impressed Roseville and the corresponding shape number and size in script. For example Roseville 747-10 would refer to a Roseville Pinecone vase that would be approximately 10" in height. 

Beginning in 1940, the pottery started marking pieces with a raised Roseville USA mark along with the corresponding shape number and size.  Earlier middle period Roseville produced between 1927 and 1935 would have been marked with only paper or foil labels and sometimes with the corresponding shape number and size in red or black crayon.

Additional Roseville Pottery Resources:

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Roseville Pottery Marks

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6/19/09

Roseville Pottery Auction

I recently attended a large Roseville Pottery live auction in Indiana and was pleasantly surprised to see that prices seemed strong across the board for a wide variety of patterns.  The auction contained many, many damaged and repaired pieces and mostly later floral patterns such as Apple Blossom, Silhouette, Magnolia, Bittersweet, etc.  The number of higher quality, middle period Roseville patterns was limited.  Still the auction was well attended and prices remained strong throughout the day.

A few of the auction results for mint condition pieces are noted below:

• Roseville Silhouette Red 710-10" Basket, $400
• Roseville Silhouette Green 709-8" Basket, $320
• Roseville Bittersweet Grey 886-12" Vase, $275
• Roseville Silhouette Red 729-12" Bowl, $230
• Roseville Pinecone Green Hanging Basket, $400
• Roseville Artwood 1052-8" Yellow Double Vase, $150
• Roseville Pinecone Blue 632-5" Jardiniere $400
• Roseville Pinecone Blue 712-12" Vase $1025
• Roseville Zephyr Lily Blue 393-7" Basket, $175
• Roseville Snowberry Blue 1BK-8" Basket, $200

Greg Myroth - JustArtPottery.com
6/16/09

McCoy Pottery Collectors 2009 Convention

The McCoy Pottery Collectors annual convention will be held July 12-18, 2009 in Zanesville, Ohio during Pottery Lovers Week.  The 2009 convention theme is "McCoy Goes Green".  Attendees are invited to bring pieces to include in the display from the following makers:  J.W. McCoy, Brush-McCoy, or Nelson McCoy. 

Other events and displays during the convention will include:

• Show and Tell display of authentic, rare and unusual McCoy pottery.
• McCoy fruit wall pockets
• "McCoy Makes History" display featuring pieces with connection to some historical person, item or event.
• In room selling of J.W. McCoy, Nelson McCoy, and Brush McCoy Pottery throughout the convention

The convention headquarters hotel will be the Comfort Inn located at 500 Monroe Street in Zanesville. 
For more information on the 2009 Convention, please visit the McCoy Pottery Collectors Society website.

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American Art Pottery Association 2009 Convention

The annual American Art Pottery Association convention will take place April 22-26, 2009 at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, PA.  The convention includes an art pottery auction; two day pottery show and sale on April 25-26 consisting of 1000s of examples of American and European pottery including both antique and contemporary studio makers; as well as seminars, booth chats, and bus tours. The show and sale will also present an opportunity to view the Two Red Roses Foundation collection of arts and crafts pottery. 

This year's seminars will include:

• an overview of the Two Red Roses Foundation's collection;
• Arts and Crafts Pottery: What's In A Name" at the annual banquet on April 22, 2009;
• Tile creations of William Grueby by Suzanne Perrault;
• and Paul Katrich, Scott Draves, Eric Olson and Chris Powell on contemporary pottery.  

Two bus tours are also offered as part of the Convention activities. The tours include:

• Craftsman Farms, Gustav Stickley's home on April 22, 2009
• Philadelphia Museum of Art for a viewing of the Gordon collection of Rookwood Pottery.

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Roseville Pottery - Shop By Pattern

Now Roseville Pottery collectors can shop Just Art Pottery for their favorite pattern without having to browse through patterns you may not be interested in.  Links to the new categories are below.  We have maintained the same grouping for patterns A-E, F-L, M-R and S-Z but if you go to the pattern name you will find specific categories for every Roseville Pottery pattern.

Roseville Pottery Patterns A-E
Roseville Pottery Patterns F-L
Roseville Pottery Patterns M-R
Roseville Pottery Patterns S-Z

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Roseville Pottery - Pinecone Modern

The Pinecone Modern pattern was introduced by Roseville Pottery in 1953.  The pattern included 51 shapes including baskets, bowls, planters, vases, ect.  The easiest way to identify the Roseville Pinecone Modern pattern is by the shape number.  All Pinecone Modern pieces are in the 400 series.  Roseville chose to renumber the Pinecone Modern pattern even though numerous shapes were reissues from the identical, original Roseville Pinecone line introduced in 1935. 

Most Pinecone collectors actively seek the 400 series Modern pieces with the same level of interest as original Pinecone.  In fact, many collectors find the green version of Pinecone Modern more attractive than the original green pinecone primarly because of more vivid coloring and less glaze runs and drips with the later version.

Due to the short period of production for Pinecone Modern, many of the 400 series shapes are harder to find that the original forms.  Roseville produced Pinecone Modern from 1953 until the factory was sold in the summer of 1954. 

Pinecone Modern is marked with the raised molded Roseville USA mark and with the shape number and size. Some examples are also marked with a die-impressed or raised "Pine Cone".  Examples of some of the variations of bottom marks are shown below.

 

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Roseville Pottery Marks

Roseville Pottery - Carnelian II Marks

A new Roseville pottery collector recently emailed us asking why some examples of Roseville Carnelian II have glazed bottoms while others are unglazed.  As usual, there is no hard and fast rule about this but some of the inconsistencies are explained by the fact that a significant number of Roseville Carnelian II (glazes) vases were actually Carnelian I (drip) vases to start with.

Roseville Carnelian I (drip) wasnʼt real popular with collectors and as a result many examples of Roseville Carnelian I (drip) were reglazed and refired as Carnelian II (glazes).  So the majority of the Carnelian II (glazes) examples with glazed bottoms and Rv stamp marks were actually originally produced by Roseville pottery as Carnelian I (drip).  Examples have also been located with the blue Rv stamp from the Carnelian I (drip) period and after being reglazed subsequently remarked with a Roseville paper label.

Example of a Roseville Pottery Carnelian I (drip) vase and a Roseville Pottery Carnelian II (glazes) vase are shown in the photos below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second set of photos show examples of typical bottom markings on Roseville Carnelian I (drip) and Roseville Carnelian II (glazes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The last sets of photos show examples of Roseville Carnelian I vases that were reglazed and refired as Roseville Carnelian II (glazes) vases.

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More Modern Day Art Pottery Masters

There are so many accomplished potters on the scene today that it's sometimes hard to choose who to feature.  This time though, the decision was easy.  Jeremy Briddell and Adam Silverman are two artists whose works are currently on display alongside the classic masterpieces of Gertrud and Otto Natzler at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon.  The exhibit organizers chose these two men because their pottery demonstrates the influence that the Natzlers' work has on ceramics today. 

Jeremy Briddell began as a studio assistant for Missouri ceramicists John Balestreri, Jun Kaneko and Ken Ferguson.  He earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in ceramics.  His work is considered to be a modern expression of mid-century modernism and resides in some very prestigious collections, both public and private. 

 

Briddell currently works from his home in Tempe, Arizona with his wife Cyndi Coon, who is a multi-media artist.  Together, they showcase their creations on a website called Laboratory 5.

 

Adam Silverman has been making pots pots for friends and family for over 25 years, but he didn't decide to turn pottery into a career until after he worked as an architect and started a successful clothing business.  After the tragedy of 9/11, Silverman's priorities changed, and he decided to leave the profit-driven business world.  He has been a professional potter since 2002 under the name Atwater Pottery. 

 

Adam Silverman combines contemporary designs with non-traditional glazes to create modern day masterpieces. His work resembles classic art pottery, but has its own distinct personality.  He has been featured in several US and international publications, including the May 2007 issue of the New York Times and the September 2008 issues of the UK's Elle Decoration.

 

Silverman's most recent accomplishment is becoming the Studio Director of the new Heath Ceramics retail studio facility in Los Angeles.  September 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of this mid-century era pottery, and they celebrated by partnering with Adam Silverman to open a second retail location.  Silverman's pottery can be purchased from several galleries, including Heath Ceramics.

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