Pilgrim, 2010
Soft ground etching with silk chine collé
14 3/4 × 12 in
Edition of 15
For Sale: $900
Pilgrim, 2010
Soft ground etching with silk chine collé
14 3/4 × 12 in
Edition of 15
For Sale: $900
Pilgrim, 2010
Soft ground etching with silk chine collé
14 3/4 x 12 in
Edition of 15
For Sale: $900
Green Fish and Flower Globular Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
8 x 6 in
For Sale: $3,400
Large Scalloped Bowl with Tiger, 2020
Glazed ceramic
5 1/4 x 11 1/4 in
For Sale: $5,000
Green Fish Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
8 x 6 in
For Sale: $3,400
Amber Fish and Flower Globular Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
8 x 6 in
For Sale: $3,400
Amber Smiling Flower Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
6 3/25 x 5 in
For Sale: $1,800
Amber Fish Globular Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
8 x 6 in
For Sale: $3,400
Light Brown Dog Bowl, 2020
Glazed ceramic
3 x 8 1/4 in
For Sale: $1,800
Amber Smiling Flower Vase, 2020
Glazed ceramic
5 1/2 x 6 in
For Sale: $1,600
Candleholder with Bear, Butterfly, & Owl, 2020
Glazed ceramic
5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in
For Sale: $1,200
Green Candleholder with Bears, 2020
Glazed ceramic
4 1/2 x 4 in
For Sale: $1,200
Roses and Morning Glories, Red, 2010
Line drawing
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses and Morning Glories, Blue, 2010
Colored Pencil on paper
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses and Morning Glories, Green, 2010
Line drawing
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses, Light Green, 2010
Colored pencil on paper
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Sweet Pea and Roses, Green, 2010
Colored pencil on paper
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses and Sweet Pea, Violet, 2010
Colored pencil on paper
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses, Orange, 2010
Line Drawing
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses, Violet, 2010
Line Drawing
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Skeleton, Cat, and Moth, 2010
Ink on paper
20 x 18 in
For Sale: $2,500
Roses, Blue, 2010
Line Drawings
20 x 16 in
For Sale: $2,500
Foot Vase with Flower, 2012
Glazed earthenware
10 x 12 x 5 in
For Sale: $2,500
Poseidon, 2014
Glazed earthenware
17 x 15 x 12 in
For Sale: $4,000
Olympus Bear, 2017
Salt fired stoneware with cobalt and some porcelain additions
14 x 7 1/2 x 7 in
For Sale: $4,500
CSULB Celadon Pot #1, 2019
Ceramic and glaze
12 1/2 x 14 x 14 in (31.8 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm)
For Sale: $5,000
CSULB Celadon Pot #2, 2019
Ceramic and glaze
12 1/2 x 14 x 14 in
For Sale: $5,000
Large Vase Dated March 9th, 2017 / Salt fired stone ware with cobalt and some porcelain additions / 13 × 12 × 12 in
33 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm
Alphabet Pot, 2017
Salt fired stone ware with cobalt and some porcelain additions
9 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in
For Sale: $7000
Jeffry Mitchell’s primary medium is ceramic and he is well versed in its traditions around the globe (references to Early American glazes, Pennsylvania Dutch pickle jars, asymmetrical Japanese aesthetic decisions and Chinese Foo Dogs abound). Mitchell takes a very direct approach to working, often eschewing refinements that commonly accompany many ceramic processes. The resulting pieces radiate an exuberant, unbridled immediacy. He feels that this unfettered approach is essentially relatable to our shared human experience. To explain this idea Mitchell talks about a fundamental familiarity with clay that we all carry with us from our formative years. Perhaps we came to it through playing as children making mud pies or maybe it was making pinch pots in elementary school, regardless he feels that clay is a material that is universally relatable at a very basic level. The imagery that he uses is also very accessible. Bears, elefants (he prefers ‘f’ to ‘ph’), bunnies and flowers appear over and over in his work and though they can be definitely be related to his own personal story he feels that these too spring from an early and universally familiar place. Throughout the work Mitchell seeks to tap into and broadcast a sense of vitality whether it be joyful or colored with more a complex mix of emotions. This throughline can been seen in the thick, dripping glazes, the unabashed appropriation of decorative motifs and an unmistakeable suffusion of playfulness.
Notable solo exhibitions of Mitchell’s work include: Like a Valentine: The Art of Jeffry Mitchell, 2012-2013, Henry Art Gallery; Some Things and Their Shadows, 2009, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA; Shiny Happy Pretty (with Tina Hoggatt), 2008, Missoula Art Museum; Hanabuki, 2001, Henry Art Gallery; My Spirit, 1992, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; and Documents Northwest: The Poncho Series, 1990, Seattle Art Museum.
Mitchell’s work can be found in numerous private and public collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Philadelphia Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philadelphia Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University), Honolulu Museum of Art, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum.
