Ring vase, wheel-thrown and altered.
Hand built vase, neriage (inlaid clay), in Linda’s home Japanese tea ceremoy room.
ABOUT LINDA
Linda Mosley is an artist and teacher of ceramics and Chado, Japanese tea ceremony. Her work is both functional and an abstract expression of forms in nature.
Linda’s work is available at Austin Pottery Studio and Gallery.
Linda grew up in Monticello, Illinois, a unique small town that is the home of Allerton Park, a former estate with formal gardens, European and Asian sculpture, nestled among fields of corn and soybeans. In the summers, she worked in her family’s small store on the courthouse square and went to art camps. She was introduced to Japanese tea culture as an undergraduate art student at the University of Illinois.
Before moving to Austin in 2008, Linda taught ceramics at the college level and operated her own studio in St. Louis, Missouri (1975-2007). She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree and has exhibited, lectured and published articles on ceramic art in major American periodicals. She was Editor for the NCECA Journal, and is featured in Richard Zakin's book, Ceramics: Mastering the Craft. Linda helped form and acted as president of two non-profit arts organizations in St. Louis.
Linda has also studied Chado, Japanese tea ceremony for many years, and received her chamei (tea name) Sōri 宗利, and rank of Sennin koushi, 2nd degree instructor, from Urasenke Chado Foundation, Kyoto, Japan in 2024.