Bruno LaVerdiere

One of the Pacific Northwest's most noted potters, La Verdiere was an active and versatile monk of St. Martin's Abbey (near Olympia, Washington) as an artist-in-residence, until 1969, when he left the Order to marry. His pottery has been both functional and free form, both figurative and abstract. Discussing one of his earlier pots with a nativity scene, La Verdiere commented: 'I had a basic idea I wanted to say something profound, simply.' In quite a different mode the craftsman has recently created a series of ceramic horns, meant to hang from the ceiling, that function--that blow! La Verdiere could also be called 'peripatetic,' for a good part of each year is generously spent teaching workshop classes across the country.

Education: St. Martin's College (Olympia), St. John's University (Minnesota), Art Students League(New York)

- Objects: USA exhibition catalog, Museum of Arts and Design, 1970.