Margie Hughto Ceramics

Trade treasure and travel 1997 2011.

Margie hughto ceramics.

I met american ceramist margie hughto while attending a two week ceramic history course given by garth clark in bennington vermont. A karen karnes workshop ceramics monthly 1981. Chengdu china artist in residence tile factory 2017. Handmade ceramic relief tiles in underpass and platform.

Clark garth and margie hughto. 1944 pink spendor 1983 glazed ceramic wall sculpture signed titled and dated verso 27 x 37 inches. Each is glazed and fired separately and then composed much like a. Largely the result.

Margie hughto is a mixed media artist known for her non traditional approach to clay. Margie hughto s work has been included in numerous exhibitions since the 1970s and she has completed permanent public artworks across the country including a monumental ceramic painting located in a subway stop in buffalo new york and ceramic tile murals for the metropolitan transit authority mta of new york city. Although the station itself was seriously damaged on september 11. Presentation by dj hellerman and margie hughto beginning with ceramic nationals in 1932 the museum has been at the forefront of exhibitions featuring under recognized artists.

100 150 description. During this time she met and impressed two key players in the north american ceramic world margie hughto and garth clark. Hughto s pieces are created from various sized ceramic slabs tiles. 1944 pink spendor 1983 glazed ceramic wall sculpture 27 x 37 inches estimate.

Margie hughto american b. She creates site specific richly textured and colorful collage ceramic wall reliefs paintings and ceramic tile murals. Trade treasure and travel by margie hughto was originally installed at the cortlandt street station passageway that connected uptown and downtown n r trains with the world trade center concourse.