Mark and Pattricia Sheppard - Functional/Decorative Pottery

Mark and Patricia Sheppard
7221 Nottingham Ave.
Shrewsbury, MO 63119
markorpatty@yahoo.com

Mark is the winner of the 2007 Paint Webster People's Choice Award!
Mark & Patty work collaboratively to produce functional & decorative wheel thrown pottery with narrative paintings & sgraffito decoration. Mark also creates beautifully detailed paintings inspired by Flemish Renaissance artists. They have a home studio in Shrewsbury & will offer short demos upon request. Their work can be seen at local art fairs and at Krueger Pottery, Inc. in Webster Groves. See Mark & Patricia's biography below.

DIRECTIONS: Murdoch to St. Vincent, right on St. Vincent, left on Nottingham. Located at the "street not through" side of Nottingham near St. Vincent Ave intersection (which is off of Murdoch in Shrewsbury).

COLLABORATIVE CERAMIC WORK

PAINTINGS BY MARK SHEPPARD

Artists Statement: Our collaboration in ceramics evloved from our separate interests in painting and ceramics. Patty creates wheel thrown ceramic pieces in a porcelaneous stoneware and uses sgraffitto techniques to incise each piece. Her interest in the function of each vessel and in patterns and design influence the shape and the border. Mark creates hand painted images on the clay using a fine brush and underglazes. His drawings and paintings are inspired by artists such as Bosch and Bruegel & images which he explores in his sketchbook. Fables and fairy tales are a recurring theme in his paintings and drawings.

Mark Sheppard- Mark has taught at the St. Louis Art Museum and the St. Louis Artists Guild. He currently teaches at St. Charles Community College and St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Mark has also been creating "plein aire" paintings at several local competitions in which many of his pieces have sold and have won awards.

Education: 1989 Studio Art Center International (Florence, Italy)
1991 BFA Painting Center for Creative Studies (Detroit, Michigan)
1993 MFA Painting Washington University (St. Louis, MO)

Awards: "People's Choice Award" at Paint Webster Plein Aire 2007
2nd Place at Lafayette Square Plein Aire Competition 2007
"Artists Award" at Lafayette Square Plein Aire Competition 2007

Patricia Sheppard- Patty has taught at the St. Louis Art Museum, Craft Alliance & St. Charles Community College. Currently she is adjunct Fine Arts Faculty at St. Louis Community College Meramec. She has been potting since 1986.

Education: 1989 BFA in Ceramics Southwest Missouri Sate
1993 MFA Ceramics Washington University

Awards: Juried Artist at Best of Missouri Hands since 2005
2nd Place in clay at Art & Air 2004
"Award of Excellence" at Midwest Salute to the Arts 2004
1st Place, Best of Show at Schlafly Art Outside 2005
"Creativity Award" at Art & Air 2007
"Best of Show" at Chesterfield Art in the Park 2007
"Best of Show" at Christmas in July Art Fair 2007