Historical information

Mary RASMUSSEN (1940- )

A student of John Gilbert, Mary Rassmussin (Davidson) established her own pottery in 1980. In 1993 she was employed as a Ceramics tearcher at the Ballarat School of Mines. In 2009 Mary Rasmussen celebrated ten years continuous service teaching Ceramics at the Federation Univeristy Arts Academy. In 2015 she curated the 2015 Clunes Ceramics Award.

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.

Physical description

Two wheel thrown vessels, woodfired.
.1) Light coloured finish
.2) Brown and rust finish

This work was purchased from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Concert 'Ballarat RemEmbers', March 2009. Works were donated for the appeal.