Elaine Coleman
Contemporary American Potter

Elaine Coleman studied ceramics at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon in 1966-1967. She has been a studio potter ever since and has also worked as a gallery director.

Elaine has become well known for her incised, celadon-glazed porcelain work, most of which is based on the vessel form. The green or blue-green translucent celadon glazes enhance the carved decoration. Recently she has also been adding clay (in contrast to incising) to make another layer and surface dimension.

Elaine's pots have been purchased by numerous public institutions, e.g. Sapporo City Collection, Japan, the University of Illinois Permanent Collection, IL., the Portland Art Museum, OR. and others and her work has been written about in numerous magazine articles and books.

Elaine now lives and works in Nevada with her husband Tom Coleman, an accomplished potter in his own right. Their work is available online through Aquarius Art Gallery.

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