Work samples
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Pentagon Vases5 sided vases, slab built with coiled neck and scallop rim. Leaf decoration with ruff stick. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte Glaze -
V-VaseCoiled vase in V-vase style with bud flower and ruff stick decoration. Stoneware Cone 10 Turquoise Matte Glaze -
Ruff Stick BowlWheel thrown bowl. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze -
Mugs with braided handlesWheel thrown with braided handle. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze
About Samuel
Baltimore City
Samuel Wallace is a traditional Jamaican potter who learned to make pots with his extended family in the backyard pottery sheds in rural St. Elizabeth parish. Wallace became a resident artist at Baltimore Clayworks in 1993, after he found the organization in the yellow pages while looking for kiln rental. He was, at that time, producing highly decorated work of exquisite beauty from native Maryland stoneware gathered near Memorial Stadium in inner city Baltimore.
In the ensuing year… more
In the ensuing year… more
Vases
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Pentagon Vases5 sided vases, slab built with coiled neck and scallop rim. Leaf decoration with ruff stick. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte Glaze
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Oval VaseSmall vase with scallop rim and leaf design. Stoneware Fired to cone 6 Turquoise glaze -
Magnolia VaseLarge vessel, inspired by the magnolia blossom. Ruff stick and geometric design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Magnolia VaseLarge vessel, inspired by the magnolia blossom. Ruff stick. Natural Clay Fired to cone 10 -
Umbrella Vase (detail) -
Umbrella VaseLarge vessel for holding umbrellas. Coiled from bottom to top. Scallop rim. Leaf and ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte glaze -
Umbrella VaseLarge vessel for holding umbrellas. Coiled from bottom to top. Crimp rim. Leaf and ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze -
Umbrella VaseLarge vessel for holding umbrellas. Coiled from bottom to top. Scallop rim. Leaf and ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Temmoku glaze -
V-VaseCoiled vase in V-vase style with bud flower and ruff stick decoration. Stoneware Cone 10 Turquoise Matte Glaze
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V-VaseCoiled vase in V-vase style with bud flower and ruff stick decoration. Natural Clay Fired to cone 10
Plates and Platters
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Fish PlatesSlab built fish plates in various sizes. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte glase -
Fish PlateSlab built fish plate. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte glase -
Large PlatterWheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.18" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Large PlatterWheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.24" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Golden Platter (detail)Wheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.18" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Golden PlatterWheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.18" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Arrows and Arches PlatterWheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.18" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Arrow Feather PlatterWheel thrown platter. Carved relief design. Approx.18" diam. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
PlattersSeries of wheel thrown platters. Carved relief designs. Stoneware Fired to cone 10
Mugs
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Stamped MugsSlab mugs with braided handles and stamped patterns. Turquoise matte. Stoneware. Fired to cone 10. -
Mug with braided handleWheel thrown with braided handle. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Sam's Blue Glaze -
Mug with braided handleWheel thrown with braided handle. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise Matte Glaze -
Stamped Mugs with braided handlesSlab mugs with braided handles and stamped patterns. Turquoise matte. Stoneware. Fired to cone 10. -
Stamped Mugs with braided handlesSlab mugs with braided handles and stamped patterns. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Turquoise matte and Rhodes white -
Mugs with braided handlesWheel thrown with braided handle. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze -
Mugs with braided handlesWheel thrown with braided handle. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze
Bowls
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Ruff Stick BowlWheel thrown bowl. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Rhodes White glaze
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Ruff Stick BowlWheel thrown bowl. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 Sam's Blue glaze -
Ruff Stick BowlWheel thrown bowl. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10 -
Stack of BowlsWheel thrown bowl. Ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 10
Lamps
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LampsSlab built lamps with leaf and ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 6 Turquoise glaze -
LampSlab built lamp with ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 6 Metallic glaze -
LampsSlab built lamps with leaf and ruff stick design. Stoneware Fired to cone 6 Metallic glaze
Work in Progress
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Sam among the Magnolia Vases -
In the studio -
Cleaning up the plate -
Evaluating the bottom of a plate -
Looking on a plate -
Ruff Sticking Planter in the Studio -
Decorating Planter in the Studio -
Assembling and Decorating Planter in the Studio -
Carving Umbrella Vase in the Studio -
Carving Umbrella Vase in the Studio
Artist in Education Residency (AiE), Children's Workshops and Community Programs
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Mary E. Rodman Recreation CenterTaught workshops to neighborhood children. -
Indian Creek Elementary AiE 2002Taught clay workshops to children. -
Potomac Elementary School AiE 1999Taught clay workshops to children. -
Mary E. Rodman Recreation CenterTaught workshops to neighborhood children. -
Mary E. Rodman Recreation CenterTaught workshops to neighborhood children. -
John Eager Howard Recreation CenterConducted clay classes at at John Eager Howard Recreation Center in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. -
John Eager Howard Recreation CenterConducted clay classes at at John Eager Howard Recreation Center in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. -
John Eager Howard Recreation CenterConducted clay classes at at John Eager Howard Recreation Center in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. -
McKim Community CenterTaught the after school and summer art component for Clayworks at the McKim Community Center in historic Jonestown for five years. -
McKim Community CenterTaught the after school and summer art component for Clayworks at the McKim Community Center in historic Jonestown for five years.
