Otto (1908-2007) and Gertrud Amon Natzler ( 1908-1971) worked together, with Gertrud making the pottery and Otto the glazes. He feigned an interest in clay because he was smitten with Gertrud. They set up a studio together in Austria, and Otto set about learning to glaze the lyrical forms created by Gertrud, and discovering he liked the imperfections, blisters and pockmarks even more than traditional glaze. In 1938, the Nazi’s invaded Austria, and they married and fled to LA. The fact of Otto’s over 1,000 glazes and Gertrud’s 25,000 hand thrown pots surely qualifies them as a Dynamic Duo! The evocation of Pompeii, and volcanic red-orange in the glazes, fitting seamlessly to the pottery, is a brilliant tribute to the fire of creativity.
Dynamic Duos on my Pinterest
Orange Tuesdays on my Pinterest
More Natzler Loveliness:
The Ceramics of Otto and Gertrud Natzler
Gertrud and Otto Natzler from mid2mod
Gertrud Amon Natzler from the Jewish Women’s Archive
Beautiful bowl is a great color.
wow! what a piece of art!
That’s gorgeous!
Many thanks for this post. My significant other grew up next door to them and it was great to see the old studio pics 🙂
I love the connections that are revealed when I send a post out into the world!
I love this natural rustic orange color. And what a wonderful shape for a bowl.
Margaret, you and your Pinterest Collection, are featured on my blog today. Your collections are wonderful sources of inspiration.
http://creativesprinkle.blogspot.com/2012/01/virtual-collecting.html
Marie, thank you for featuring some of my Pinterest boards! I’m glad you are enjoying them–I have fun with them.