Marsha Landers, and the Art of Clay
Marsha also Loves to Take Photographs and Make Greeting Cards with Her Images
Marsha L. Landers' introduction to the ceramic medium came in 1979 when she returned to college to complete an education left behind in the sixties. "I was fortunate to get started in the ceramic medium under the tutelage of Jack McClendon who was a storehouse of knowledge in the arts. Eventually he became a close friend. Later in both undergraduate and graduate work, my instructor was Nick de Vries. Both of these masters greatly influenced me in the direction that I took." It was not until 1987 that Marsha took a more serious interest in ceramics as a profession.
Marsha holds a Master of Arts in Humanities (art and history from the University of Houston Clear Lake and has taught all age groups in public and private school, and college courses including ceramics, photography and design. She has conducted workshops for the blind, hearing impaired and for the burn patients at Shriner's Hospital in Galveston. Her work has been exhibited in a group and solo shows and has received numerous awards in area competitions.
Marsha holds memberships in several professional organizations and currently shows her work at the Art Center of Baytown.
"History has greatly influenced my style and is evident in my choices of ceramic techiques and forms."
Marsha's studio is part of her Cotton Lake Pottery and also the location of her home overlooking the upper end of Trinity Bay. She is a wife, mother, grandmother and baby boomer. A sixth generation Texan, she was born in San Antonio, Texas. Marsha and her husband, Ben, have lived in southeast Texas since 1965.
Marsha's pottery is for sale at the Art Center of Baytown. You can contact Marsha via her website:
https://www.houstonpotters.com
or
facebook.com/cottonlakepottery