Posey Bacopoulos

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Posey Bacopoulos is a studio potter working in New York City.  She studied ceramics at several craft schools including Penland School of Craft and Anderson Ranch.  She also studied at the University of Florida in Gainesville.  Her work has been shown in many national juried and invitational exhibitions.  She has won awards in the Tenth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National and the International Orton Cone Box Show.  It has recently been published in several books including The Best of Pottery 2 and The Art of Contemporary American Pottery.  She has taught numerous workshops on thrown and altered forms and majolica decoration at such places as Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Penland School of Crafts.

What is unique about your process:

"My pots are made with majolica on terra cotta. (Majolica is a glazing tradition that began in the Middle East with a tin-opacified, viscose glaze.) I throws, alters, hand-builds, and assembles the terracotta vessels.  Then I apply the majolica glaze, smooth, white, and opaque. The colorants are applied in a thin wash to the glazed surface to create the lively decoration. When the pots are fired, the glazed surface maintains the line quality and color of the decoration. Throughout this process, I strive for lively expression of line, pattern, and color."

Thoughts on sharing art:
"It is my intention to create pots that enter people's everyday lives in a direct and intimate way. My hope is that my pots invite use and my pleasure in making them is shared by those who use them."

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