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Potters Favorite Pots: Bruce Cochrane features Annabeth Rosen piece

One of Arrowmont’s most engaging traditions at the Utilitarian Clay Symposia is the presenters panel, “Potters Favorite Pots.” It’s an opportunity for participants to learn about the functional objects that inspire each presenter – whether it’s process, form, or personal connection with the maker.

In a new video series, Arrowmont asks previous presenters to share anew a favorite piece from their collections with our full creative community.

Bruce Cochrane was a Utilitarian Clay V Symposium presenter in 2008. He was born in Vancouver and moved to Montreal at the age of ten. There he was introduced to ceramics at John Abbott College and was encouraged by his first instructor, Julia Manitius, to continue his education at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where he studied with Walter Ostrom. From 1976-78, he attended the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, where he received his M.F.A. He has taught ceramics at Sheridan College Ontario since 1978 and continues to conduct workshops and exhibit on an international level. His work is in the collection of such notable institutions as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. In 2003 Bruce was elected to The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and in 2001 he was a finalist for The Saidye Bronfman Award. Bruce’s home and studio are located in Mississauga, Ontario.

In this video, Bruce shares a favorite piece, “Cloud Bowl,” made by Annabeth Rosen.

Click here to see the video or visit https://youtu.be/V7XhMnjp2NQ.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Annabeth Rosen received her BFA from NYS State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. After graduate school, Rosen taught at SAIC, RISD, and Bennington College, while participating in residencies, at the Bemis project in Omaha, Watershed in Maine. Since 1997, she has taught at the University of California Davis holding the Robert Arneson Endowed Chair. Rosen has received multiple grants and awards, Pew Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a number of UC Davis Research Grants.

For more information about Utilitarian Clay, visit https://www.arrowmont.org/visit/events/utilitarian-clay/

For more information about Bruce Cochrane, visit his website: http://www.brucecochrane.ca/

For more information about Annabeth Rosen, visit her website: http://www.annabethrosen.net/