Marsha Dowshen

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Marsha Dowshen

  • A bowl with muted blues, pinks, and white with three white flowers in the center. Created by Marsha Dowshen
  • A rich navy teapot with a tan handle and tan foot. Created by Marsha Dowshen
  • A deep turquoise color pot with a line of various creatures around the body, such as a dragonfly, lizard, and frog. Created by Marsha Dowshen
  • A tall vase with two handles on either side, the top is a deep turquoise, changing to a navy blue as it goes down. Around the center are three decorative sunflowers. Created by Marsha Dowshen
  • Booth displaying the work of ceramic artist Marsha Dowshen

Marsha Dowshen Pottery
Bordentown, NJ
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Marsha was born in Tenafly, NJ on January 23, 1945 (01/23/45 for those numerology aficionados).

She attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence (noted by many as the finest art college in the world) and graduated in 1966 with a B.F.A. in Painting. From there she entered the Royal College of Art in London as the only accepted American graduate student. Her paintings were well received and found their way into one artist and group shows in the UK, and in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the US. The paintings have won a number of awards.

Since Marsha also learned to love clay as a medium while at RISD, she decided to experiment with her color and design sense – how it could be combined with the craft of wheel throwing to create objects that could be both useful as well as pieces of art in themselves. During that time, Marsha developed many unique glazes and application techniques. She likes to think of her creations as “one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional, functional canvases.” Her functional and decorative-ware are part of private collections worldwide.