Starkpottery

Agnes Gordon Stark is a studio potter creating functional stoneware and decorative porcelain. Her strong design and glaze technique combine to produce work that is widely recognized for its appealing originality. The stoneware has all of the safeguards necessary for kitchen use. 

A native of Baltimore, Agnes received a BFA degree from Carnegie-Mellon university in Pittsburgh. She studied pottery at the Memphis Academy of Art and also at Louisiana State University  and under Michael Cardew at Arrowmont School of Crafts. She established her own studio in 1970.

Her work is sold to shops and galleries all over the country. Agnes creates an interesting variety of pieces which have been exhibited at Brooks Memorial Art gallery in Memphis, American Crafts Council Show in Dallas, the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, and the Governor's Mansion in Nashville. She is continually expanding her knowledge and abilities in her field and is active in preserving and extending the craft movement.