River Stone

Art

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Bill H. Ritchie's Mini Art Gallery and Museum Collection

River Stone: My ceramics teachers were John Fassbinder and Richard Fairbanks. To hand-build a pot, I brought in a river stone from a farm outside of town, covered it with two slabs of clay (top and bottom) and then lifted out the rock and stuck the shells together.
River Stone

My ceramics teachers were John Fassbinder and Richard Fairbanks. To hand-build a pot, I brought in a river stone from a farm outside of town, covered it with two slabs of clay (top and bottom) and then lifted out the rock and stuck the shells together.

Name/Title

River Stone

Entry/Object ID

ce620101ritB

Description

Stoneware. Dark green, reddish-brown iron glaze. Object approximately 7" x 11" x 11", irregular shape in ceramic. Stamped with artist's "BR" imprint on bottom.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ceramics

Made/Created

Artist

Bill Ritchie

Date made

1962

Place

* Untyped Place

Ellensburg, Washington

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

ce-07rit

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Mini Art Gallery

Date

September 18, 2021

Valuations

Valuation Type

Estimate

Value

$160.00

Estimator

Bill Ritchie

Date

Sep 18, 2021

Created By

ritchie@seanet.com

Create Date

September 18, 2021

Updated By

nelsund3@hotmail.com

Update Date

October 4, 2022