Lot #856: Roger Stribley Studio Stoneware Vase with Drip Glaze

- Category: Vase, decorative pottery - Material: Stoneware, glazed ceramic - Color/Finish: Pale green body with red/pink and blue drip, brown rim - Style/Technique: Studio pottery, wheel-thrown, drip glaze - Maker/Mark: Impressed square mark present; signed - Size: Medium (6"–10") - Condition: Good overall Stribley studied, taught, and exhibited in Britain prior to coming to Canada. He was particularly active in Plymouth where he helped establish the Barbican Art Gallery. He was also an executive member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and worked as a designer and ceramic engineer for Barbican Potteries. From 1971 to 1975 he worked and exhibited in Sweden, coming to Canada in 1975. From Tobias Tomlinson Ceramicist Roger Stribley was born in England and studied at the Royal College of Art. and Birmingham College of Art 1963 - 64. He set up a studio in London and was part of the Barbican Group, which potted in Plymouth Devon. He worked in Sweden between 1972 to 1974 and set up a studio in Kvidinge, outside Helsingborg. In 1975 he moved to Pender Is., Canada and set up a studio. He was a ceramic instructor at Capilano College, as well as gave throwing workshops on Saltspring, and the lower mainland. He volunteered on a number of Boards in London, Sweden and BC and in 1977 was President of the PGBC . Date of death is unknown, but sometime after 2004. Bio Courtesy of BC Ceramics Registry Pickup category timeslot {D}