Regis Brodie

Regis Brodie (1942–2024) was a tenured professor of art at the Department of Art and Art History at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and a potter. From 1972, he served as the Director of the Summer Six Art Program at Skidmore College. He also wrote a book called The Energy-Efficient Potter, which was published by Watson-Guptill Publications in 1982. He started the Brodie Company in 1999 in the interest of developing tools that would aid potters at the potter's wheel.

Biography

Brodie was born in 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1965, a Master of Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and a Master of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in 1969. He joined the faculty of Skidmore College soon afterward, retiring in 2010 after 40 years. He had eight grandchildren: Mackenzie, Tyler, Dylan, Sydney, Mason, Avery, Skyler, and Madison. He died on October 10, 2024, surrounded by his family in Saratoga Springs.

Publications

Books

  • The Energy-Efficient Potter by Regis C. Brodie. Book, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1982.

Articles

  • The Studio Potter, June 1997, Article, "Re-firing a Second Chance”, Vol. 25, #2
  • Ceramics Monthly, May 1994, Article, "The Creative Process", pp. 5, 31-33.
  • Ceramic Scope, 1993, Volume 30, # 1, Article, "Kilns: The Potter's Fire", pp. 12–18
  • The Studio Potter, June 1988, pp. 55–56, "Close Encounters with the Third Dimension: Making College Resources Available."
  • The Studio Potter, December 1986, pp. 39–40 & 48 Article "Multi-Firing: Another Way."
  • NCECA Journal, 1984, Volume 5, Article, "Efficiency in Kiln Building and Firing", pp. 59–61 (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
  • The Studio Potter, June 1984, Article, "Ceramic Fiber 1984," pp. 33–41.
  • Ceramics Monthly, March 1984, Article, "Fiber Insulating a Salt Kiln," pp. 67–71.
  • Ceramics Monthly, September 1983, Article, "Ceramic Fiber 1984," pp. 38–40.

Contributing author

  • "Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips" Edited by Anderson Turner, A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly, Updated Article on Insulating Existing Kilns, by Regis C. Brodie, pp. 101–103, Published by The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio, 2003
  • "Ceramics, Mastering the Craft”, by Richard Zakin. A section on multi-firing with step-by-step photos and text, pp. 238–241. Chitton Book Co, Radnor, PA, 1990.

Work included in books or periodicals

  • Revista Ceramica (National Ceramics Magazine of Spain), Issue No. 86, 2003,”Regis Brodie- A Vision Defined”, by Roberta Griffith, Madrid, Spain, pp 78– 81, (six color & 7 black & white images)
  • "Working With Clay" 2nd ed., by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, London, UK, 2002 p. 127
  • "Make it in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics," 2nd Edition by Charlotte F. Speight & John Toki, Mayfield Publishing Company, 2001, pp. 129 & 143, color plate p. 27.
  • "Ceramics: Mastering the Craft," 2nd edition, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, by Richard Zakin, 2001, pp. 107 & 159
  • "The Contemporary Potter," Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, MA, Fall 2000, pp 130 & 146,
  • "Working With Clay," by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999 p. 103.
  • "The Best of Pottery 2," selected by Angela Fina & Chris Gustin, Quarry Books, MA, 1998 p. 70, and cover
  • "Make it in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics," by Charlotte F. Speight & John Toki, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997, pp. 111 & 123, color plate p. 24.
  • "The Best of Pottery," selected by J. Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Quarry Books, Rockport, MA, 1996, p. 81.
  • "The Electric Kiln Ceramics," 2nd ed., by Richard Zakin, Chilton Book Co., Randor, PA, 1994, pp. 195 & 213.
  • "The Craft and Art of Clay," by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991, pp. 59, 330, & 361.
  • "Ceramics, Mastering the Craft," by Richard Zakin. Chilton Book Co. Radnor, PA, 1990, p. 240.
  • American Ceramics: The Collection of the Everson Museum of Art," edited by Barbara Perry, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, NY, 1989, pp. 216–217.
  • Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 28, Page 63, and Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 21, Page 52
  • Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 16, 1983, "Regis Brodie," by Barry Targan, pp. 40–47 (18 photographs).
  • The Studio Potter, Volume 12, #1, Dec. 1983, "Hudson Valley Potters," article & photos, pp. 2–4.
  • Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, 1976 through 1982 editions, (Image Illustrating Contemporary Porcelain)
  • "Porcelain: Traditions and New Visions," J. Axel & K. McCready, P. 91. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981.
  • "Salt-Glazed Ceramics," Jack Troy, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977, New York, New York
  • "Getting Into Pots," George and Nancy Wettlaufer, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1976, pp. 86,137 & 159.
  • "Clay Work, Form and Idea in Ceramic Design," Leon Nigrosh, David Publications, Inc., 1975.

Art in permanent collections

International

National

Juried and invitational exhibits

Awards (teaching)

References

  1. ↑ "Regis Brodie". www.skidmore.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-09.