Ra_ Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Mary died last month at the age of 104. She was an important Canadian potter. She was also a hoarder and eventually had to move to a care facility. The family didn't want to deal with the house that was packed full of old junk and were going to bulldoze it. A picker made a deal to buy it all, house included. He has now restored the house and while clearing it, he found over 100 pieces of Mary's pottery. It seemed that Mary shipped a lot of her pieces to museums and when they shipped them back after the exhibition, she's just pack the box away on a shelf. The collection was broken into two parts. The first part is over. The last of her pottery, including some of her trademark spheres, is about to go to a 2 week online auction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XSeQUIvvkM After viewing the pottery, click on Curiosity Incorporated to see the series on the house, which is just ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted May 20, 2019 Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 Well--that was just sad. (The videos exposing the hording disorder--some of the clay work was interesting). The condition is so resistent to treatment, and so very distressing to family members---hard to watch, let alone live with. Any idea what the little holes in the spheres are--they look rough or accidental or a flaw, but maybe there is an aesthetic or purpose there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ra_ Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 11:05 PM, LeeU said: Any idea what the little holes in the spheres are--they look rough or accidental or a flaw, but maybe there is an aesthetic or purpose there? I think she just liked to experiment with different looks. The hoarding was sad but Alex Archbold did a lot to save her work and re-introduce her to the art world. He met with Mary a number of times and was planning to bring her to see her home once it was all restored but she died just before her visit. Her final wish was to be taken to the cemetery in Alex's Ghostbusters ambulance. Much of Mary's work was inspired by the work of indiginous people. She dug her own clay and open-fired her pots in her backyard makeshift kiln. She also did extensive work with natural glazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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