Photo: A. A. Leach
Photo: A. A. Leach
Photo: A. A. Leach
Photo: A. A. Leach

Vase

USA, 1900
A. A. Leach Collection
Date acquired:
Materials: N/A
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Richard Barrie Leach | 1923 – Present

Laura Peery uses porcelain to build sculptures, many in the form of nonfunctional teapots. She also makes functional pieces, particularly mugs.The color on the work is brushed, sprayed, and rubbed on giving the surfaces a soft patina.

All of her work is inspired by her experiences in her grandmother?s fabric shop. Her teapots and mixed media sculptures are built by assembling cut pieces of clay. a process similar to clothing construction. She often creates surface texture by pressing cloth onto the surface. Buttons and other dress making notions that are added after firing often appear on the pieces.

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A. A. Leach Collection

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