Mackie, Linda
Item
Maker Name
Mackie, Linda
Studio name
Swan Lake Pottery
Biography
Linda Mackie studied ceramics with Walter Dexter at the Kootenay School of Art (1969-1972) . Others at KSA at that time included potters Ted Driediger, Geoff Searle, and Robin Righton with whom she established Swan Lake Pottery (Victoria) in 1972.
In several ways, Mackie's career parallels Righton's. Both initially produced utilitarian stoneware, later working in porcelain and producing plates with figurative designs, with Righton's featuring landscapes and Mackie's portraits. Mackie also created figurative ceramic sculpture.
Both exhibited and sold together at the University of Victoria craft fairs, the Maples Gallery, the Hand Loom and the Empress Hotel pre- Christmas sales. While exhibiting as Swan Lake Pottery each stamped their work with their own names. For part of that time they both adopted marks using similar-sized upper case letters.
Mackie appears to have left Swan Lake Pottery around 1985, continuing pottery independently for a few years.
In several ways, Mackie's career parallels Righton's. Both initially produced utilitarian stoneware, later working in porcelain and producing plates with figurative designs, with Righton's featuring landscapes and Mackie's portraits. Mackie also created figurative ceramic sculpture.
Both exhibited and sold together at the University of Victoria craft fairs, the Maples Gallery, the Hand Loom and the Empress Hotel pre- Christmas sales. While exhibiting as Swan Lake Pottery each stamped their work with their own names. For part of that time they both adopted marks using similar-sized upper case letters.
Mackie appears to have left Swan Lake Pottery around 1985, continuing pottery independently for a few years.
First name
Linda
Last name
Mackie
Career dates (start and end)
1972
Date of Birth
1951
Place of Birth
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Studio location
Formal Education
Links to Further Resources
1977 – A Catalogue of British Columbian Potters – Bob Kingsmill
Source
Debra E. Sloan and Allan Collier
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