Rhoda Lopez Ceramics

Ceramist rhoda lopez adorned doorways shower stalls and fireplaces with her intricately connected ceramic tile systems and pottery.

Rhoda lopez ceramics. Rhoda lopez is known for the functional pieces she created after studying with maija grotell at cranbrook and daniel rhodes. Mar 18 2012 esoteric survey is focused on mid century furniture architecture and art with an emphasis on california design mexico japan and the obscure. Clay artists of san diego 2000 2015. Stonemason bill davey would bring to life richards unique fireplaces into what would become the signature of a richards house a one of a kind hearth.

I loved the plastic quality of clay the ability to shape and texture the material at will and i decided to get a degree in ceramics. Santa ysabel gallery santa ysabel ca 2018. Sculpture guild balboa park san diego 2015. Rhoda lopez material includes.

A critical constructive survey of ceramic contributions to archeological ethnological research. Prior to moving to san diego in 1959 rhoda leblanc lopez studied with maija grotell and daniel rhodes at cranbrook 1948 1950. San diego pottery sculpture tour 2016. Eventually lopez began making large scale architectural commissions that included wall murals door and window moldings as well as free standing works.

Even his more financially modest clients such as the. Gallery alexander la jolla ca 2001 2003. Small image show studio 21 balboa park san diego 2011. After three months in school my professor referred me to rhoda lopez a ceramic artist working in an architectural scale who also had a teaching studio affiliated with the university of california at san diego.

She enjoys making both functional and sculptural works in mid to high fire stoneware. After her arrival lopez joined the faculty of the la jolla school of arts through to 1964 and opened her clay dimensions studio now clay associates on adams avenue in 1969. Clay associates san diego 2015. Art center ucsd with rhoda lopez 1977.

Ceramics and man by. 16 photographs of rhoda lopez her ceramics and her works of art including an undated photograph by george lyons of her sculpture figure of christ done for the clairmont lutheran church in san diego california. Biographical data from the 1973 exhibition catalog california in clay. The enamelists and ceramic artists selected to represent san diego include jean balmer amy donaldson james gibbs jack hopkins lawrence hunter beatrice levy martha longenecker rhoda lopez marg loring malcolm mcclain betty newkirk frank papworth margaret price barney reid david stewart joan thorburn kay whitcomb ellamarie and.