Artist Biography Artist Affiliations Roycroft Renaissance Artisans Ann Arbor Guild of Artists & Artisans Hamilton Potters Guild Hand Made Tile Association Tile Heritage Organization The William Morris Society TACS : Tile & Architectural Ceramics Soceity, Britain AIR Vallauris, France Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses :: Mary Philpott is a member of the Roycrofters At Large Association based in East Aurora New York, as a Master Artisan in Ceramics. Mary, a native of Oakville, Canada, began her career studying Art History and Archeology at the University of Guelph. The natural affinity between the subjects led her to an interest in clay, both domestic tableware and architectural ceramics. She continued her studies at the School of Craft and Design and at Sheridan College. Subsequently she took a three year residency at the Harbourfront Craft Studios in Toronto. During this residency Mary created the Wandering Fire Pottery line, and proceeded to establish a studio in the Wallace Avenue Studios in Toronto. The Studio offered Pottery and Tile Classes for seven years. The Studio underwent a name change in 2005, becoming Verdant Tile Company; Verdant Tile Co. and moved to Stratford Ontario Canada. The studio is housed in the historic Stratford Railway Station, an Arts & Crafts Prairie style building, with the studio in the old shipping area of the train station. The Studio produces a Tile line, designed for fireplace and hearth; kitchen and bath, with a focus on Custom Design. Vases to accompany the tile work are reminiscent of Art Nouveau Majolica ware of England and France. Public and Private Tile commissions include signs for restaurants; address tiles for both public and domestic buildings; a tile mural for Town Hall in Michigan and tiles for the Royal Oak Women's' Association in Michigan as well as many other private commissions for the home. The tiles are also shown at Art Exhibitions in Canada, France and the United States. The tiles have won awards at Tile Exhibitions in Minnesota, Toronto and Michigan and New York. :: I do not have a links page, but I must put the link to my husbands' beautiful copperwork FM Enterprises Architectural CopperWork :: HOME All images on this site is protected under Copyright and Intellectual Property Laws, and is the sole property of Verdant Tile Co. ©2002-2012. Any reproduction must have written consent by the Author. |
