Dorothy Okamoto Ceramics

This beautiful porcelean vase measures 5 tall and approximately 5 wide at the shoulders.

Dorothy okamoto ceramics.

Reduced kaua i ceramic 10 oz mug in box new island heritage 2005 7 kailua kona. Dr okamoto is a very good optometrist that takes her time and gets your prescription just right. Feb 6 2012 from well known hawaiian artist dorothy okumoto circa. Pair of dorothy okumoto porcelain hawaii 3d orchid designed vases 0 pearl city.

Each piece is in varying condition. Sackler gallery at the smithsonian institution. About the dorothy wilson perkins lecture series. My camera is not taking good pictures so the color shows off.

Studios in japan since 2001. Her son peter okumoto inherited her studio and techniques. Jan 16 2014 madara karatsu tokkuri by okamoto sakurei. Dorothy okamoto vases 0 pic hide this posting restore restore this posting.

Her pieces are and will continue to be highly collectible as they are both uniquely beautiful and are almost always hand signed and numbered. By okamoto taro 1911 1996. Jan 16 2014 madara karatsu tokkuri by okamoto sakurei. Feb 6 2012 documenting what i can find of dorothy okumoto porcelain.

We know that dorothy okumoto had been residing in honolulu honolulu county hawaii 96816. Louise allison cort curator for ceramics at the freer gallery of art and arthur m. Moved to england in 1973 and set up studio. You might be a bit startled by her manner but remember.

Member of the craftsmen potters association cpa 1975 council member1985 1991. She was born on july 5 1915. Vintage dorothy okumoto porcelain vanity set plumeria pattern hawaiian porcelain this beautiful vintage set of porcelain pieces made by famous hawaiian artist dorothy okumoto is designed in the artist s renowned plumeria pattern. Studied ceramics at rochester institute of technology b f a 1973.

There is no information about dorothy s immediate family. The vase is a creamy white or warm ivory and the centers of the rased flowers are yellow. British crafts council slide index since1975. She is a hoot as far as personality goes.

See more ideas about dorothy porcelain artist at work. The artist worked in hawaii in the 70 s 80 s. Nature inspired ceramics and more. Born 1951 indianapolis indiana u.