Marjorie King Studioª
Nature Theme Clay Art
Pottery and Sculptureª
Award Winning Fine Gifts and Home
Accessories Since 1976
608.832.6455
Email: marjorie@MarjorieKingStudio.com
www.MarjorieKingStudio.com and www.ClayArtCremationUrns.com
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
ÒOne touch of nature makes
the whole world kin.Ó
-- William Shakespeare –
Marjorie King is an internationally known clay artist
specializing in award winning, hand made, one-of-a-kind, nature theme pottery. She has been making her Clay Art
Potteryª in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin for over 38 years. Her work has been featured in over 150
art shows, 32 galleries and museums with work in 27 states and has been sold
internationally to collectors in 28 countries since 1976.
Over 5,000 patrons have collected 23,000 pieces of her
artwork, including private collections in the United States, Europe, Spain,
France, Italy, Ireland, England, Scandinavia, Malaysia, Iceland, Australia, New
Zealand, China and Central and South America. Her pottery has been become a
favorite of private collectors and businesses for event centerpieces, honor and
award ceremonies fund raisers, commemorations, bridal registries, weddings,
special occasions, gifts, and corporate architecture. Her specialized lines of
functional pieces are favorites of architects, memorial directors, wine
connoisseurs and interior designers for vessel basin sinks, cremation urns,
wine bottle holders and fine home accessories.
ABOUT THE POTTERY
Clay Art Potteryª is wheel thrown and decorated with hand
built additions in kiln fired clay made from leaves sculpted into clay using a
14 step proprietary process developed over 38 years. No other clay artist
has successfully mastered this technique anywhere else in the world. It
takes about 15,000 hand strokes to finish the leaves on an average piece and as
many as 50,000 hand strokes for a Signature Piece.
The clay art works are either limited edition, or
one-or-a-kind signature museum quality collectible originals. Each piece is unique. All pieces are individually signed by
the artist.
Inscriptions, gift certificates, and personalized gift
cards are available. The Marjorie King Studio ships worldwide in
Signature gift boxes. Marjorie King Studio artwork has been selected by the
State of Wisconsin to bear the "Something Special From Wisconsin"
State Gold Trademark Seal. Signature availability is limited.
Private commissions are 2 to 12 months on a reservation list. Bronzes are 8 to 24 months.
Leaves, grapes and nuts appear dried, blown and nestled
into Clay Art Potteryª. They are
made in kiln fired clay from real white, red and burr, gambrel and black oak, silver
and Norway maple, black walnut, elm, catnip, ginkgo and grape leaves and vines.
Each work also incorporates the
appropriate seedpod or fruit. The
glazes are hand made by the artist using formulas and processes unique to the
Studio. They reflect the earth:
the soft green of southwest pines; the blue hews of the sky; the speckled cream
of wheat fields and the browns of dried autumn leaves.
Marjorie has begun a new series of work with a feminine
theme in both porcelain and stoneware.
The ÒSistersÓ series has become one of designers and clientsÕ new
favorites. New formularies of
glazes in coral, purple and turquoise are used in these clay art works as well
as the blue and green.
Since the last web update in 2006, copper is incorporated
into some of the designs and there are clay art creations with cats and dogs. Roosters are coming soon.
The work is both functional and decorative including some
styles not sampled here in the photo gallery. It includes but is not limited
to: bowls, plates, platters and
trays, sugar and creamer sets, salt and pepper shakers, jars, teapots, candleholders,
candy dishes, vases, wine bottle coasters and goblets, clay baskets, soap
dispensers, utility pots and cremation urns for both pets and people. For more samples of her cremation urns
go to: ClayArtCremationUrns.com.
Sizes of her work range from just a few inches to 20 inches. Wall installations can be larger. Bronze is an occasional limited edition
on signature pieces. Vessel basin sinks
and cremation urns are available individually as originals or as reproductions
through proprietary licensing arrangements.
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AWARDS AND EXHIBITS
Marjorie KingÕs Nature Theme Clay Art Pottery has won
First Place, Blue Ribbon and Best of Show in many juried exhibitions including
a First Place at Wisconsin Public Television's Art and Antiques Exhibition (see
photo below). She is a
professional juried member of the Wisconsin Visual Artists. Her work has been exhibited and
collected nationally and internationally by patrons and galleries including The
Wisconsin Arts Board; The American Players Theater at Frank Lloyd Wright's
Taliesin; The Morton Arboretum in Illinois; Red Oak Pottery in Door County; The
Seippel Homestead and Center for the Arts in Beaver Dam Wisconsin; Life
Reflections Gallery in Idyllwild California; The J. Paul Winery in California;
Penny Lane Gallery in Rhode Island; Wapato Point Wine Cellars in Mason
Washington; Linden's Gallery of Ellison Bay in Door County; the University of
Wisconsin Arboretum; Sorrayah Studios Gallery in St. Paul Minnesota; Stone Fence
Gifts at Hilldale in Madison, Wisconsin; the Kaleidoscopes Gallery in Mount
Horeb; the Richard C. Anderson Gallery at Land's End; the Charles Allis &
Villa Terrace Museums of Art in Milwaukee Wisconsin and has won the Mount Mary
College of Art Faculty Award for Art of Special Value.
Marjorie's work has been selected by National Public
Television; NBC TV News; the US National Cultural Arts Tour; ÒBest Ceramic
Artists of AmericaÓ; Invited to appear on Public TelevisionÕs Biography Show
hosted by Joan Lunden; the Wisconsin Arts Board; Wisconsin Trails Magazine;
Madison Magazine's Best of Madison; the University of Wisconsin Art Center; The
Wisconsin Education Association; CUNA Mutual Insurance Company; Anchor Banks
Inc.; the Madison Capital Times Newspaper; The Wisconsin State Journal -
feature articles; ANEW Magazine; Inspire Magazine, Madison Magazine; Isthmus
Newspaper; Something Special From Wisconsin's Chicago Tourism Exhibition and
Portal Wisconsin in cooperation with the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts
and Letters, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Historical Society, University of
Wisconsin, Wisconsin Humanities Council, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin
Public Television with funding provided by: National Endowment for the Arts, the Future Fund of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the UW Extension Cross Divisional
Program Innovation Fund.
Her awards include Best of
Madison, Best of Wisconsin, and Best of American Clay Artists.
FIRST PLACE IN PUBLIC TELEVISION ART
AND ANTIQUES AUCTION AWARDED TO MARJORIE KING
Wisconsin Public Television has awarded local clay artist
Marjorie King first place in its Art and Antiques Auction. The Auction is a fundraiser for Wisconsin
Public Television (WPT). Marjorie
King has been selected as the Public TelevisionÕs Commemorative Artist for 2007.
The announcement was made at the University of Wisconsin
Memorial Union Gallery where 170 pieces of art donated by invited Wisconsin
artists for the WPT Auction were exhibited and juried. The art on display included pottery,
ceramics, glass, oil and watercolor paintings, lithography, serigraphs, pencil
and ink drawings, photographs, sculpture, origami, paper and fiber art,
metalwork and woodwork.
The vase pictured below received 14 bids in less than one
minute and won the Public Television First Place in a juried auction.
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AVAILABILITY, PRICING, GIFT
BOXES,
PERSONALIZED GIFT CARDS
& SHIPPING
The Marjorie King Studio gift-wraps and ships worldwide in
Signature Gift Boxes via USPS, UPS and FedEx. Personalized Gift Cards and Gift Certificates are also
available. Her artwork has been selected by the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as a Something Special From
Wisconsin Artist. The artwork makes a perfect Something Special from
Wisconsin gift for people in other states and countries. Prices range from $50 to $5,000 and
average about $250. Prices are
unique to the time and difficulty involved in creating each piece.
Pieces can be purchased over the Internet as well as
directly from the studio. In-stock
images can be emailed via the Internet and then purchased over the telephone. The images on the web site are samples. Clay Art Pottery is available in a variety
of leaves, colors and sizes.
A few special orders and commissions are accepted each
year. There is a very high demand
and each piece is very labor intensive.
There is a waiting list for some pieces of about one year. Signature limited editions in bronze
are commissioned on the StudioÕs reservation list and begin at $3000. The limited edition bronze reserve list
is about two years.
Contact Information
For a studio appointment or to visit the studio or to ask
Marjorie what is currently available in-stock or to receive images of available
in-stock clay art or to be added to the studio show mailing list or to the
limited edition private reserve waiting list or for any other questions,
comments:
Telephone:
608.832.6455 (leave message)
Email: Marjorie@MarjorieKingStudio.com
EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS
To arrange a public, private or corporate display, opening
show, exhibition or installation or to arrange for donations to charitable or
civic fundraising events, contact the artist representative:
The Madison Group
Email: ClayArtPottery@madisongroup.us
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TESTIMONIALS FROM AROUND
THE WORLD
Fabulous! - Shel O'Hare, Wisconsin Arts Board
My Mom cried when she received your bowl. - Jennifer Bassett
Your pottery is truly blessed. You have God's talent.
- Sister Michelle
I've been looking for you since I bought my first pottery piece 15
years ago. - Susan Baillie
I am bringing your pottery to Denmark as gifts for my relatives. -
Carol Nielsen
I held your bowl in my lap on the plane all the way to Sweden. -
Connie Gower
Your pottery is just beautiful and reflects nature. We will
treasure it when we take it back home with us to Hong King. - Sue and Tanya
Tang, Hong Kong China
I am a pottery collector.
I have never seen anything like this in the whole world. You take my breath away. I cried when I saw your signature
pottery. - Nila Weldon, Greensburg Pennsylvania
This is the most unique pottery I have ever seen anywhere. - Mary
Brady, International Art Instructor, United States Air Force Base International
High School Ramstein, Germany
Thanks for creating such lovely pottery...you are my Santa Claus
and bring me the most special gift this year! – Grace Lee, British
Columbia
Your work is the essence of beauty and my image of wonderful
pottery!! - Betty Mellor
It is amazing to me the talent that some are born with. Thank you
for sharing your gift with others. - Sincerely, Ann Marie Dutra
This is the most beautiful pottery I have ever seen! You have
brought joy to thousands of people. Just to gaze upon your art brings a
sense of wonder. You are truly amazing. Bless you and your gift. - Lisa
Dusenberry, Springfield Missouri
You definitely have a new fan in Kentucky! I absolutely adore my new green bowl!
– Rosemary Kendrich
Tonight was my first time in viewing your work; the delicacy in
your sophisticated, realistic style moved me. Debby Strasser, Port
Richey, Florida
I think your work is worthy of 1st place- truly creative, very
beautiful; an expression of nature's beauty, and you put your heart and soul
into each piece. - Holly Bartholmai – Seippel Homestead
As I'm sure you have been told hundreds of times before, your work
is absolutely INCREDIBLE! I was in
awe of your talents as I viewed the pieces shown upon your site. - Lora
Wakefield, Clinton, NJ
Your pottery is just beautiful! - Patti Weber
The wine coaster was wonderful. My parents loved it. We used it
for Christmas dinner and it stayed on the table after everything else was
cleared. Thank you again for such
a wonderful gift for my parents. - Jo Spear
The cremation urn you made will be a meaningful resting place for
my dog's ashes. - Ralph Hansen
Your pottery is just beautiful. I am a high school art teacher and
accidentally found your site. - Sandy Barstow
Your pottery is very beautiful and would be a huge hit in
Colorado. - Clint and Tamra Shiflet
Your pottery is unique! – Jolie West-Delzeit, Grand Junction
Colorado
We love your pottery. – Sheri Treadwell, Knoxville
Tennessee.
I first learned about your work in the March/April edition of
Wisconsin Trails magazine. I would
love to start adding your work to my new home. - Carol MacKenzie, Germantown
Wisconsin
I love your pottery. It is fabulous. - Sheila Wayne, Hastings
Minnesota
Stunning art. My family name is Leef and my sisters, mom
& I all love art and the Leef motif. - Cathy Kebbekus, Milwaukee Wisconsin
The quality of the objects d'art here are unsurpassed. - Lindens
Gallery - Ellison Bay Chicago Life supplement to the NY Times
I was totally amazed at the uniqueness and beauty of your work. -
Patti Pogan, Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City California
Thank you for taking time with us to see your studio and share some
of your magnificent work. Your
work is truly an artistic quality. - Nancy Lerner, Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Thank you for a magical experience. Your fullness of heart and enthusiasm touched me, as well as
the spectacular beauty you create -- truly manifesting your inner spirit. -
Kathleen May, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Your pottery is truly amazing and I am so excited to have it in my
shop. - Tammy Smith, North Providence, Rhode Island
Your work is grand! I love your work, and when I am at the
gallery, everyone who comes in goes to your work first. - Judith Morton, Idyllwild, California
Mount Horeb clay artist Marjorie King's FABULOUS ceramic bowls
with her signature leaf rim of clay leaves are also perfect containers for
holiday meals. They're on display
at the Wisconsin Arts Board gallery. - Linda Brazil, Lifestyle Section Editor
of the Capital Times Newspaper
My passion is for nature and my admiration for your pottery
inspired by it. Your pieces are
absolutely gorgeous! In fact, I am
going to display them in my living room rather than put them in my kitchen for
functional use. They are more like museum art collection in my opinion! - Grace
Lee, British Columbia, Canada.
I found you on the Internet when I was looking up Wisconsin
potters. I'm originally from Superior Wisconsin and I currently live in
Katy, Texas. I always look at well-done pottery. I'm very fond of the Warren
Mackenzie style of ceramics, but only
have a few of his pieces. I'm also
very fond of wines. My compliments
on your pieces. - Steve Uchytil, Katy Texas
I have shown your bowl to everyone and the comments are in the awe
category. - Mary Brady, United States Air Force, Ramstein Germany
What a nice surprise! Just in time for the special holidays. The basket is out of this world...it's
gorgeous! There were so many compliments. These new pieces will certainly turn
heads when they arrive here. Thanks for creating such lovely pottery...you are
my Santa Claus and bring me the most special gift this year! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year! - P. S. Please keep me on your mailing list whenever you have new ginkgo
items. I think I am addicted and becoming a Marjorie pottery collector! - Grace
Lee, British Columbia
It's simply beautiful. You're blessed with your talent. It says a
lot of a kind of person you are. I can feel peace looking at your work. I'd love to learn and create like you
do. May be one day I'll be able to
show my art like you. Thanks
Marjorie! - Gladys
I recently had my book club meeting here at my house, and one of
my friends went absolutely gaga over the pieces of your pottery that I have! -
Peggy Traver
My favorite memory is lying on my pony's back while we walked
through the woods. I could smell the leaves mixed with her sweet smell and
listen to the trees rustle above. Everything was right with the world. Your
pottery reminds me of that. I
didn't notice the effect of those pieces until I got to the end of the photo
gallery and was smiling the same smile you get from a good hug. How special is
that? - Miki , Leetonia, Ohio
Your pottery is beautiful. I am interested in a cremation
urn. My husband died recently and I want to purchase a container to hold
his ashes that would do justice to him.
He was a unique man and traditional urns are just not making it for me. Someone once told me that there is no
such thing as a coincidence. I
believe I was supposed to come upon your web page. Thank you for being there. My husband will have a beautiful urn. He would approve. It was very nice talking with you
tonight. I appreciate you taking
time with me. The urn is a perfect
tribute to my husband. - Name
Withheld for Respect
The three cremation urns you made for my ashes will be treasured
by my daughters to remember me after I am gone. The request for my urns are in my will. - Name Withheld For Respect
Tonight was my first time in viewing your work; the delicacy in
your sophisticated, realistic style moved me. - Debby Strasser, Port Richey, Florida
Margie: Thank you so much for offering to make an urn for our dear
little tabby, Fluffy. I'm enclosing a picture of Fluffy and me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
for doing this for us and for her. - Name withheld by request
Whenever I need something special I always think of you.- Cheryll
Carden, Indianapolis Indiana
I just came across your website and am enchanted! I have
been collecting hand-crafted pottery for years, but none that I have match the
beauty of yours! - Jackie Burchum, Camden Tennessee
All your work is simply breathtaking! I am an artist myself. I have seen a lot of pottery and have
always loved the medium, but you...you are a Great Master - Lisa Dusenberry,
Springfield Missouri
I just saw your pottery for the first time last
week--and--wow!!!!! - Gerald, Texas
This work is exceptional! - Ginger Scholz, Anew Magazine
Amazing! - Inspire Magazine
Your pottery is just gorgeous! - Gary Wegner, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
Your Grape Leaf Vase is stunning! - Gwen Gillen, Vanguard
Sculpture and Bronze Services
Thank you Marjorie! We just can't tell you how much fun it was working with
you! You have made the process as
special as the present itself! - Elizabeth Wistrom, Brookfield Wisconsin
I have NO MORE ROOM for pottery, but that doesn't mean I don't
want some more! - Marilyn Gardner, Wisconsin
What a spectacular FEAST for the arts you're putting on! From the pictures, you have completely
outdone your "usual" self, innovating in clay art to indulge everyone
(including YOU)! I'm so impressed!
– Carol Seeger, Racine Wisconsin
The slides of your
pottery wowed our jury! - Sarah Haberstroh Stauder, Charles Allis/Villa Terrace
Art Museums
I am soooo delighted that you shared some of your planned projects
with Sandi, Norm, and me earlier...
I can inject that vision into your small photos which only begin to show
your grand talent, and I can shout from Racine to Mt. Horeb: "Hurrah, Marjorie! Great works! You GO, girl!"
I'm sooooo proud and awed of you!...and happy to be your soul sister! Carol S.
POEM FROM MARJORIEÕS SOUL SISTER
I absolutely LOVE the sugar/creamer/tray,
Tea services and pots;
Your smug cats and fashionable ladies,
Vines and lines of leaves and acorn dots.
Oh my!
Tall, copper-accented vases, platters, and
Lamps to light them by!
Oh my!
Your minis are major.
Your weed pots give walls a flavor.
Oh my!
Imagination!
Inspiration!
Creation!
Ovation!
Oh my!
Oh my goodness
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