Diane Lulek
Larry Elsner is known for abstracted hand-built mid-range oxidation fired vessels and animal sculptures. His work is often unglazed, scraped, and decorated with ribbon patterns and oxide stains. Common themes throughout his ...
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Larry Elsner is known for abstracted hand-built mid-range oxidation fired vessels and animal sculptures. His work is often unglazed, scraped, and decorated with ribbon patterns and oxide stains. Common themes throughout his work included the human figure, cats, horses, vessels, and other simplified figures.
Elsner was inspired to stone scrape his pots after seeing this treatment on anagama-style wood fired pots in Japan. The scraping reveals more colors left by the wood firing. Elsner scraped his pieces to reveal the texture and patterns inscribed before firing. He also ground his pots post-firing.
Elsner grew up on his family?s ranch, which also inspired his work. He attended the University of Idaho from 1948 to 1951 to study industrial arts, and joined the US Navy in 1953.
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Instructor, Intern Supervisor, The Ceramics Program at Harvard, Allston, Massachusetts
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McGee, Donna
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Citation: McGee, Donna Diane Lulek, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/diane-lulek
