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LOT 87

Lot 87

MONICA JOHNSTON

MONICA JOHNSTON
Lot 87 Details
MONICA JOHNSTON

UNTITLED VASE

clay
signed on reverse
7.5 ins x 6.5 ins; 19.1 cms x 16.5 cms

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $360
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Monica Johnston was born in 1963, and received her Diploma in Commercial Ceramics from George Brown College, Toronto, in 1984. Johnston is known for her precise, wheel-thrown functional ware that is decorated with a bold underglaze.

Johnston has received several Ontario Arts Council grants and her work has been shown in over fifty solo and group exhibitions throughout her career. She has produced reproductions for the Royal Ontario Museum and has contributed to private and public collections, including King Carl Gustaf of Sweden. She is also co-founder and Artistic Director of Artworth, an art camp for children in Trent Hills, Ontario. In 2005, she and her glass blower husband, Paulus Tjinag, opened Frantic Farms Clay & Glass & Gallery in the budding Arts Community of Warkworth, Ontario. Johnston has taught several workshops on raku, smoke firing, mold making, and pottery throughout Ontario for over twenty years. She lives in Codrington, Ontario.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
  • 4 Stars: Very Good - Minor flaws or imperfections visible only under close inspection using specialised instruments or black light
  • 3 Stars: Good - Minor flaws visible upon inspection under standard lighting
  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

Note: Condition ratings and condition details are the subjective opinions of our specialists and should be used as a guide only. Waddington’s uses due care when preparing condition details, however, our staff are not professional restorers or conservators. Condition details and reports are not warranties and each lot is sold “as is” in accordance with the buyer’s terms and conditions of sale. In all cases the prospective purchaser is responsible for inspecting the property themselves prior to placing a bid.