HOWARD PIERCE - Ceramic Horse

For your Howard Pierce collection - a rare horse with a beautiful green speckled glaze - measuring approximately 8" high and 10" long, this is a beautiful piece that would compliment any collection. 

Howard Pierce is the founder and artistic creator of a unique Southern California ceramics studio. Pierce first opened a studio in Claremont in the late 1940s and moved to Joshua Tree, California  in 1968 where Howard continued to produce original designs that have become his trademark for over 45 years.

Born in Chicago, Howard began his artistic training at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois. He moved to Claremont, California in 1934, where he continued his education at Pomona College, studying under the famed ceramicist, William Manker, where Pierce learned to create the signature glazes he had become known for. He began producing ceramics in the late 1940’s. Many of Howard’s pieces are now collectors items and Howard is prominent in many books on American Ceramics.

Howard personally handles all aspects of the ceramics—from original sculpture modeling, making of the molds, formulating the clay body and glazes, to the production and firing of the pieces. Each piece an original, hand-crafted American product. Howard continues to focus on porcelain, a high quality ceramic process which includes a single firing at 2150°F.

Since 1968 Howard has created a few larger concrete statues for permanent installations. Many of these creations surround his Joshua Tree home and others are located at public sites through out the high desert. Up to 12 feet high, these pieces hold prominent places in the community.

Howard passed away in 1994