Marty Morgan Pottery
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Marty Morgan
A good friend introduced me to clay. I loved the feeling of the clay in my hands and the seeming magic of the firing process. As a college student in the 60’s my intention was to become a French teacher, but I abandoned that idea to pursue pottery full-time. Living in San Francisco for several years left a strong Oriental influence on the style of my work. The forms of my stoneware and porcelain tend to be simple, lightweight, glazed with colors reflecting the landscape of Cape Ann. My latest work explores the mysteries of shino carbon-trap glazes which range from apricot to smoky greys.
In addition to my functional pottery I am working on a series of slab built porcelain vessels and highly textured wall pieces.
From 1972 – 1979 I ran a retail craft store and teaching studio in Manchester, MA. When I moved to my present location on the Mill River in Gloucester, MA, I built my “dream kiln” which has a car that loads inside my studio, then rolls on a track to be fired in the kiln chamber outside.
After over 35 years of creating functional pottery I find I am making dinnerware as wedding presents for the children of my first customers. It still gives me great pleasure to hear someone say they have to have their morning coffee in their “Marty mug”.
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