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Shirley Johnson Estate - Pottery Auction
Northern Clay Center presents pottery from the estate of Shirley Johnson, a long-time NCC studio artist, teacher, and avid gardener. Selected pots from her overall collection have been chosen for this online auction. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Shirley Johnson's estate pottery will support NCC’s Anonymous Potter Studio Fellowship, intended to support an emerging potter through the provision of a private studio space for a 12-month period.Shirley was part of an environment of fellow artists who made work that is often referred to as "Mingei-sota" pottery. We are pleased to offer this great collection of beloved brown pots, primarily from the 1970's and early 1990's.
Closing bids are posted.
Thank you to all of you who participated! We will be processing paperwork and notifying winners when work is ready to pick up.
Updated 2/17/12 at 12:53pm
#1 Michael Simon |
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| Current Bid: | $600 | -Simon.jpg) |
Michael makes a point of separating the footwork from the body of the pot... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase: | $25 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder: | SHINO | |||||
| CLOSED |
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#2 Scott Goldberg |
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| Current Bid: | $50 | -Goldberg.jpg) |
Scott used to be a regular part of the St. Croix Pottery Tour when it first started... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase: | $10 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder: | Pinch | |||||
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#3 Randy Johnston |
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| Current Bid: | $400 | -Randy.jpg) |
This bowl is from the second chamber of the Noborigama kiln (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $25 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | QUARTZ | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#4 Linda Christianson |
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| Current Bid: | $45 | -LC-mug.jpg) |
I’ve struggled for 30 years to get this glaze to work! (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $5 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | MISHIMA | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#5 Tim Crane |
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| Current Bid: | $90 |  |
Tim Crane was a long-time member of the annual fall sale at Warren’s... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $10 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | MANGANESE | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#6 Irene Present |
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| Current Bid: | $120 |  |
I lost many pots to the runny tenmoku glaze, but when it worked, it broke over the edge in a beautiful way. Shirley and I traded for these pots.... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | FIREBRICK | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#7 Linda Christianson |
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| Current Bid: | $85 | -LC-pitcher.jpg) |
I made this pitcher after I had been looking at old wooden speedboats. I started making paper patterns... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $10 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | CHROME |
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| CLOSED | ||||||
#8 Jan McKeachie-Johnston |
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| Current Bid: | $95 | -JMC.jpg) |
I like the freedom in the decoration, which gives it a nice vitality.... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | BORAX | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#9 Wayne Branum |
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| Current Bid: | $95 | -Wayne.jpg) |
This bowl is from around 1980, fired in a wood kiln in Milaca, Minnesota... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | SATIN | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#10 Shirley Johnson |
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| Current Bid: | $135 |  |
Amazingly simple... and generous... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | FIREBRICK | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#11 Jeff Oestreich |
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| Current Bid: | $85 | -JeffO-teabowl.jpg) |
I traded with Shirley. This yunomi represents my then quest for glaze and clay surface balance... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | ALUMINA | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#12 Randy Johnston |
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| Current Bid: | $160 | -Randy.jpg) |
This yunomi is from the first chamber of my old Noborigama kiln. It has an ash glaze that I used in the 1970s... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | QUARTZ | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#13 Jan McKeachie-Johnston |
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| Current Bid: | $90 | -JMC.jpg) |
What can I possibly say about this sassy girl?! (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | MISHIMA | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#14 Jeff Oestreich |
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| Current Bid: | $75 | - JeffO-yunomi.jpg) |
This is one of my early pieces when I double stamped them from 1971-1985... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | ALUMINA | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#15 Randy Johnston |
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| Current Bid: | $180 | -Randy.jpg) |
I was working with no slips and a dryer surface in the second chamber of my Naborigama kiln... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | QUARTZ | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#16 Wayne Branum |
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| Current Bid: | $40 | -Wayne.jpg) |
This pitcher epitomizes Mingei-sota ware: stoneware, fired with wood, although Wayne has often used oil, too, a little bit of salt, no glaze, or an under-fired liner. (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $10 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder | Kaolin | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||
#17 Jeff Oestreich |
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| Current Bid: | $90 | -JeffO-plate.jpg) |
This piece represents the beginning of soda firing when I found my "home"... (Click on image to see more views) |
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| Minimum Bid Increase | $15 | |||||
| Current Top Bidder: | FIREBRICK | |||||
| CLOSED | ||||||