Geo

Designer	George Guccione
Maker	George Guccione
Marks	Incised “Geo” to base
Material	Clay
Description	Wheel thrown bowl with unglazed foot ring.  Light green glaze to interior and exterior with black oxide colour to rim and lip.  Angled closed end handle to exterior with small hole to closed end.
Condition	Good
Number	No number
Production Date	Late 1970s/early 1980s
Width at rim	130mm
Width at Base	73mm
Depth	50mm
Length (with handle)	168mm
Weight	295gm
Volume	375ml
Acquisition	Purchase Murray Bridge second hand shop 29 April 2014.
Rameking Reference Number	GEO 001-006

How these came to Australia or when is anybody's guess. They appear to have been made by George Guccione who began as a potter in 1968 and is still working from his home studio Georamics in Mission Viejo, Orange County California USA at the Geo Guccione Pottery. Even though he has been a potter for over 45 years, he has had a variety of other jobs during that time. He has a BA from Long Beach State (1966) and an MA from Whittier College (1972). As well as a potter, he has been a bartender (who hasn't), ATM technician, collection agent (not an easy job) announcer and ceramics instructor.

George hand throws and makes all his output and his motto is “One of a kind made one at a time.” His work is all stoneware and porcelain and hand thrown. His work fits in well with my philosophy of collecting functional pieces as George makes only food related products, being for cooking, serving, eating and drinking. Although he will do commissions. His work is microwave safe, but these appear to be earlier pieces and I won't have them anywhere near a microwave.

Short of a trip to the good old US of A, his output can be found for sale on E-Bay and Etsy.