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Barbara Walch

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Barbara Walch
Born1950 (1950)
Niagara Falls, New York
Known forceramist
Websitebarbarawalchpottery.com

Barbara Walch (born 1950, Niagara Falls, New York) is an American ceramist known for her hand-built pieces.[1][2] She attended the State University of New York at New Paltz.[3]

In 1979 she co-founded the studio and store Pinch Pottery in Northampton, Massachusetts.[4] In 1986 she turned her attention to creating ceramics full time.[3] In 1989 Walch relocated to Thorndike, Maine where she established Fire Flower pottery studio.[5]

In 2019 the Maine Potters Market held a retrospective of Walch's work.[6] One of her hand-built tea sets is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Deitz, Paula (13 April 1986). "A Sense Of Place ; American pottery". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Barbara Walch". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Walch". The Marks Project. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ "About Us". Pinch. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Art in the Garden". Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Retrospective: Barbara Walch's 46 Years of Pot-Making at Maine Potters Market". Press Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2023.