tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post7595905323459461705..comments2023-12-24T21:05:37.041-07:00Comments on Clay in the Potter's Hands: Dave Stewart Was a Serious PotterBarbara Szabohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-39952446499616933172021-11-13T08:46:04.049-07:002021-11-13T08:46:04.049-07:00You're welcome, bubba! BarbaraYou're welcome, bubba! BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-68647655373272896412021-11-13T00:47:42.974-07:002021-11-13T00:47:42.974-07:00Thanks for the bio! I just purchased a small mouse...Thanks for the bio! I just purchased a small mouse made by him and am glad to find out more about his life. bubbaeberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742803876292770155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-59664413495683178852021-09-21T08:32:45.211-06:002021-09-21T08:32:45.211-06:00Hi, Celticangel82--CIDCAL doesn't ring a bell....Hi, Celticangel82--CIDCAL doesn't ring a bell. Can you post a photo here, or send me one at barbszabo@gmail.com? I'd need to see the piece and also the bottom or wherever it is stamped. Thanks. BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-9433530835162791352021-09-21T05:34:53.714-06:002021-09-21T05:34:53.714-06:00Hello I was wondering if you could help, I'v...Hello I was wondering if you could help, I've recently found a small clay piece by CIDCAL - it's a sea lion, but google is not giving me any info, I was wondering if you know anything about this artist, thanking you. <br />EmmaCelticangel82https://www.blogger.com/profile/09548356678991547719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-24380581550062777152021-07-19T13:03:17.497-06:002021-07-19T13:03:17.497-06:00Send me a photo, Jesse,barbszabo@gmail.com and I&#...Send me a photo, Jesse,barbszabo@gmail.com and I'll have a look.Barbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-14791551561231838912021-07-19T11:50:28.196-06:002021-07-19T11:50:28.196-06:00Hi! I just recently acquired a small ceramic vase...Hi! I just recently acquired a small ceramic vase signed David Stewart on the bottom. Just wondering if you could assist with the timeframe he might have made this piece? Thanks!Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364187119591982378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-5759623972531854062021-06-25T22:04:28.221-06:002021-06-25T22:04:28.221-06:00I do not, what is it called? I know PBS is trying ...I do not, what is it called? I know PBS is trying to make a documentary on Pond Farm, and I know of a number of books--The Invisible Core, Ripples, Pottery: Form & Expression, etc but maybe not what you are talking about. Thanks for sharing about Dave & Nyva in the Early Days! BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-44512342482853086752021-06-25T11:55:04.361-06:002021-06-25T11:55:04.361-06:00Hi Dave Stuart fans,,
My husband and I knew the St...Hi Dave Stuart fans,,<br />My husband and I knew the Stuarts when we were studying art at San Diego State. They lived in student housing at that time. We enjoyed his humorous company almost every day, and visited his family often - maybe wearing out our welcome sometimes. Niva was a whiz at making economical dishes, and worked on the rug made mostly from socks that was to be a beautiful centerpiece in the living room when they moved to the mountains. I remember a bulletin board as you entered their house with hand-crafted jewelry. Later I thought that must have been Niva's, but she never was one to want the focus on herself. We visited them later at Pond Farm near where I live now. It's kind of sad, though to see the mold pieces he made out of necessity of ducks etc. showing up to the exclusion of his real work. He had a contract with a company in Mexico to turn those out for him to decorate and they brought in cash for a growing family. I have a lovely covered jar of his. Such a pleasure. Maybe Gail can put together a website of his fine work - or perhaps she has, and I haven't found it. His kids were their finest achievement! I don't know what they did with their lives after we knew them, but I'm sure their families' values continue.<br />Do you know of the big book about Marguerite and Pond Farm?<br /><br />ml<br />Mary Lou Carle (Pickering)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-68453177664718221302016-10-11T21:50:17.537-06:002016-10-11T21:50:17.537-06:00Good question! I'm not in the valuing and rese...Good question! I'm not in the valuing and reselling business so I'm clueless here. I have browsed eBay and found some things there, but I don't know if there is someone who's like a national expert on David Stewart collections who could give you advice. I'd just search the crap out of the internet to see what's selling, and where there might be showings, retrospectives, that sort of thing, where there's a curator you could contact.<br /><br />It was a huge live oak tree. Usually hotter than Hades in Dulzura for his sale, how could you stand being in a car? Anyway, not much help, I'm afraid. Good luck! BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-54620267333746965612016-10-11T21:30:36.480-06:002016-10-11T21:30:36.480-06:00Hi! I was a child when David's children were y...Hi! I was a child when David's children were young; my mom used to drag me out to his house for the sales, but all I remember is sitting in the car reading a book, and that they had a huge tree, probably a live oak, shading their yard. I do have lots of Mom's purchases from those sales, and one of them is an angel with trumpet, in David's inimitable style, complete with the original hanging cord. I am looking to sell this, but because it is OOAK (before his Lion Valley days), I have no idea of its value. Where can I have an item such as this evaluated? Any help you can give is appreciated.MorningStarArtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254900873387627805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-86402359783376704692014-03-31T10:25:08.184-06:002014-03-31T10:25:08.184-06:00Hello.
I was just reading your blog post about Dav...Hello.<br />I was just reading your blog post about David Stewart and can see that you are very familiar with his work AND that you are willing to help identify his pieces. I was hoping you could tell me if this unsigned piece of pottery that I found is a David Stewart piece. I have attached two images of the pottery in question – I hope you can answer this question. I have spent a lot of time trying to figure it out online to no avail.<br />Thank you in advance for your time and expertise. I would really appreciate knowing.<br />Sincerely,<br />Camilla<br /><br /><br />Hi, Camilla--<br /><br />I was a bit stumped until I saw you are living in MN...<br /><br />The leaf design looks very Dave Stewartish, but the white glaze & darker clay (with no speckles) didn't look right. I thought maybe this was from an era where he did mold work as well as wheel thrown (he'd cast stuff like teapots & vases & then hand-decorate them). But, there is no stamp on the bottom & he stamped his mold work too (thanks for including the picture of the bottom).<br /><br />But Minnesota...aha! One of Dave's best students was Peter Deneen and he had his own small multi-potter workshop in a St. Paul basement, & storefront in Minneapolis. None of his potters signed their work. It was cone 5-6 as well, but they never quite got the same glazes (Dave used a gas kiln, not an electric, for his glaze firings). I'm pretty sure that's where it's from. Other Stewart students might do leaf designs, but he taught us all to sign our work. Peter's shop was an exception.<br /><br />I just looked & found in my business card pile Peter's card from about ten years ago (okay, no tittering...) "Cloth & Clay Inc.", Peter Deneen, 1-888-646-0238, 651-646-0238, 2325 Endicott Street, St. Paul MN 55114. www.cloth-clay.com, email peter@cloth-clay.com. Looks like the website's still there. You might send him the photos & see if he concurs that it's from his shop.<br /><br />Hope this helps! Cheers, Barb<br /><br /><br /><br />BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-53926065288220847522013-12-31T18:38:59.121-07:002013-12-31T18:38:59.121-07:00Sure, send me pictures, to barbszabo@gmail.com. Ba...Sure, send me pictures, to barbszabo@gmail.com. BarbaraBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-33322022697743367242013-12-30T08:40:24.552-07:002013-12-30T08:40:24.552-07:00Hey if you're still blogging. I found thre
e ...Hey if you're still blogging. I found thre<br />e signed plates by David Stewart and am interested in finding out more information on them. Would you be interested in helping me? They are fabulous!!!thriftergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580525881270063637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-15069435232082526182013-05-17T15:51:34.637-06:002013-05-17T15:51:34.637-06:00My parents went to his home every summer and spent...My parents went to his home every summer and spent the wad! We visited the shop all the time, my father is also an artist and a good friend of Dave and Nyra. My parents kitchen and home are a tribute to this fabulous potter. I myself own many pieces including an entire set of dishes!!!!! Now my children are getting married and want Pottery like mine.... Wish he was still making the stuff!!!Mo-Tab Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336564377691139575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-79381212028285936192013-03-21T21:44:43.870-06:002013-03-21T21:44:43.870-06:00It's after I studied with him--he was experime...It's after I studied with him--he was experimenting with a new clay and starting to do mold-made stuff (that he could slip-color and sgraffito on by hand to make each unique). Before the Lion's Valley time... would have probably been, hmmm... very early 80's I'd guess. He liked the fish motif a lot.Barbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-45992979768538451012013-03-20T11:08:05.837-06:002013-03-20T11:08:05.837-06:00This is such a great post! Thanks for the wealth ...This is such a great post! Thanks for the wealth of information about DS. We've come across many pieces of his Lion's Valley work, but we recently acquired a fish planter that has a different glaze treatment (and a different mark as well). Do you know when he might have made this piece? <br /><br />http://www.bitofbutter.com/2013/03/20/here-fishy-fishy/Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301659341788785053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-27058319735017069272010-03-25T09:39:50.793-06:002010-03-25T09:39:50.793-06:00Well, let's see. He'd been Marguerite'...Well, let's see. He'd been Marguerite's right hand man for over twenty years when I started getting lessons from him in, hmmm, 1975. But he didn't get a shop space at Bazaar del Mundo in Old Town until a couple of years later, say around 1977-78. I think he had that shop space for at least seven years, maybe ten, when he finally retired.<br /><br />About "materials from Mexico"--that stumps me, unless at some point after 1977 he found a better deal on clay materials (red clay, fireclay, ball clay, & some glaze components like tin oxide) in nearby Tijuana or Mexicali. I know that clay pits give out & he had already switched from Red Mule to Red Horse clay from Alberhill in the early '70s. So, either price hikes or unavailability may well have sent him south.<br /><br />If you want to send me a photo of the pot, I may be able to rough-estimate date it.Barbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-84116276326867225392010-03-25T05:03:59.834-06:002010-03-25T05:03:59.834-06:00I have a wonderful piece I bought that has a paper...I have a wonderful piece I bought that has a paper label that says David Stewart and "materials from Mexico." It is hard to make out, as the paper is quite worn. The pot is terrific. I didn't see any dates in your blog for his selling/shop. Could you provide those? Thanks for this wonderful bio on him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-66249255647355771962009-12-29T10:32:03.433-07:002009-12-29T10:32:03.433-07:00Glad to help, I'll email you on this. BarbGlad to help, I'll email you on this. BarbBarbara Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024850338763873319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787192247483874973.post-83591923603118601322009-12-28T18:26:32.033-07:002009-12-28T18:26:32.033-07:00I have two pieces signed David Stewart that I have...I have two pieces signed David Stewart that I have been trying to research. I came into them through a friend that died, and wanted to find their origin. If possible, I could provide you with the signature on the bottom of each piece. They are so interesting. <br />Thank you - Mary Beth<br />livlifelrg@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com