JoAnn Patterson

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JoAnn Patterson in Studio
JoAnn Patterson in her studio

JoAnn Patterson works in various mediums including porcelain, stoneware and earthenware. She has achieved a remarkable level of excellence utilyzing a variety of methods including throwing on the wheel,, slipcasting, slab building and coil wrapping. She is a highly evloved artist with a clear and distinct style. Her sense of design is clean, yet organic resulting in works that exhibit a sense of peaceful simplicity combined with quiet earthiness. Below are several of her scultured forms standing sentry to the door of a Los Angeles home.

Sculptures and door

Pouring slip

Joann Patterson pours slip into

a mold to make a sculptural bottle.

Kiln

A fired sculptural vessel

is ready to be removed from

the kiln. Patterson often

puts her work through

several firings to achieve

her desired glaze.

Altered Space Gallery: 1221 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291, 310-452-8121