Philip Rogers (28 May 1951 - 22 December 2020) was a Welsh studio potter who has been featured in a number of books on studio pottery[1][2][3][4][5][6] and worked at Lower Cefnfaes Farm's Marston Pottery from 1984 until his death in December 2020 and previously in Rhayader, Powys, Wales, from 1978 to 1984.
Phil Rogers was born in Newport in south Wales, and taught for 5 years in secondary schools before becoming a full-time, professional potter in 1978.
He was chairman of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain for four years from 1994 to 1998 and has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and the USA.[7] He was also a member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
In 2014, he was the subject of the short documentary film, Drawing in the Air,[8] filmed by Goldmark Gallery.
Rogers’ work is represented in more than 40 museums[9] including the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[10] the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,[11] the Cleveland Museum of Art[12] and the Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in Mashiko.
Rogers died on 22 December 2020 after a short illness.[13][14][15]
Publications
edit- Throwing Pots Gentle Breeze Pub Co (Sept. 1995) ISBN 978-1889250045
- Ash Glazes Chilton Book Company (15 Jan. 1996) ASIN: B00NBHTW8K
- Salt Glazing University of Pennsylvania Press (6 Aug. 2002) ISBN 978-0812236897
- Phil Rogers Potter Pucker Gallery (15 Jan. 2007) ISBN 978-1879985162
References
edit- ^ Impressed and Incised Ceramics. Minogue pub. A7C Black.
- ^ Clay and Glazes in Studio Ceramics. Scott. pub. Crowood.
- ^ Glazes from Natural Sources. Sutherland. pub. A&C Black
- ^ Potters Dictionary of Materials and Techniques. Hamer pub. A& C Black.
- ^ Working In Wales. Hurn. pub. Seren.
- ^ British Studio Ceramics. Rice. pub. Crowood
- ^ Pucker Gallery, Boston.
- ^ "Phil Rogers: Drawing in the Air".
- ^ "Members of the International Academy of Ceramics". aic-iac.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Bottle | Rogers, Phil | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Search | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". mfa.org. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Tall Bottle | Cleveland Museum of Art". clevelandart.org. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Tributes paid to world-renowned potter". Cambrian News. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Phil Rogers obituary". the Guardian. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "A tribute to studio potter Phil Rogers and his life-affirming vessels". www.craftscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2021.