Tam Irving Ceramics

Tam irving ceramic artist has lived in british columbia for the past 50 years and during this time he has been at the heart of the changing social political and cultural relationships that have informed the development of studio ceramics in this province.

Tam irving ceramics. It attracted other talents such as tam irving anne marie schmidt eisler later to study with harlan house under albert borch in alberta muriel guest jason krpan and gerry tillapaugh. The artful potter and the space in between. Tam irving is an educator and studio potter based in west vancouver. Her reviews catalogue essays and critical writings have been published widely and she has organized and curated numerous exhibitions and published widely about ceramics most recently 2017 don hutchinson.

Tam irving is a ceramic artist who has practiced in british columbia for more than 40 years. The exhibition and companion publication situates their newest works in the ongoing and vibrant development of the ceramic arts in british columbia. May 22 2015 tam irving w. Our company is a leading manufacturer of zircon zirconia and titanate powders specifically engineered to meet the needs of today s industries.

After obtaining a degree in agriculture from the university of scotland in edinburgh and working as a chemist for shell canada he became a production potter. This beautifully illustrated book examines tam s craft as. To the ceramics collector studio pottery potters marks can be a total mystery. Tam s facility encompasses 375 000 square feet over 35 acres.

Vancouver canada studio pottery mark canadian educator potter. Untitled bottle form of porcelain thrown and altered glazed tam irving vancouver 1987. Ceramic works by tam irving tam irving ceramic artist has lived in british columbia for the past 50 years and during this time he has been at the heart of the changing social political and cultural relationships that have informed the development of studio ceramics in this province. In 1965 the university of regina attracted the talented artist and passionate teacher to lead up their ceramics programme.

Their work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He is a founding member and impetus behind the formation of the nwcf. May 22 2015 tam irving w. Vancouver canada studio pottery mark canadian educator potter.

Our diverse customer base varies from small specialty operations to fortune 500 companies with annual requirements in the. For five decades west vancouver based ceramic artists sally michener and tam irving have been influential as artists and teachers. So how do you tell one potters mark from another and good pots from bad.