MARGUERITE BROTEN 

Weathered Smoke Fired Stoneware
8 X 9.5 X 9.5 inches, 20 X 24 X 24 cm.

Floral Vase 

AN ARTIST WHO IS ACTIVE IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY

• Past-president of the St. Albert Arts and Crafts Guild

• President of the Oakville Art Society

• Past-chair of Oakville’s Art in the Park

• Participant in the Oakville Art Society’s Charity Art Auction

• Potters’ representative for Claycrafters, Pointe-Claire, Quebec

• Participant in “Artists in the Community Program” with the Halton R.C. School Board

AN ARTIST WHO IS PROUD OF HER WORK

Marguerite’s work has been exhibited throughout Canada and has been featured in a number of galleries and juried shows:

• Stewart Hall Exhibition Room Pointe-Claire, QC

• Oakville Art Society Gallery Oakville, ON

• Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Waterloo, ON

• Toronto Arts and Letters Club Toronto, ON

• Oakville Arts Council shows Oakville, ON

• Articulate Framing and Gallery Mississauga, ON

• Abbozzo Gallery Oakville, ON

COLLECTIONS

• Public Works and Government Services Canada 

Marguerite Broten, Canadian potter and Oakville resident is a Saskatchewan native. She first developed her love of clay in Alberta and for more than 25 years she has continuously strived to increase her knowledge and improve her skills. Her work reflects the functional heritage of pottery and her design techniques are used to create unique pieces of art as well as pottery which can be enjoyed and used daily.

Marguerite is mindful that the discovery of pottery was a major step in the progress of humankind. Pottery vessels provided a way to store water and to keep grains and other foods dry. This power over clay became an integral part of the ability to manage our food supply and ended the need for a migrant way of life. Marguerite never ceases to be fascinated by the history, style, and design of pottery.

A STUDENT OF POTTERY TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

She has studied with outstanding Canadian potters such as Robin Hopper, Les Manning, Don Wells, John Chalke, Ron Roy, Bruce Cochrane, and others. She has visited the studios of major potters in Canada and the United States.

She has learned a diversity of methods through her association with the potters’ communities in Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario.

Her firing skills include oxidation-reduction, oxidation, raku, and primitive firings.

Marguerite continues to experiment and search for glazes that will compliment her clays, her hands, and her kilns – the elements of her art.

A TEACHER OF POTTERY

She is eager to spread her enthusiasm for clay, and to share her knowledge and skills with others.

In St. Albert, Alberta, children’s pottery classes provided the initial experience of seeing others benefit from her knowledge.

At Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, adult education and recreation classes became the focus of her teaching efforts.

At the Oakville Art Society, Marguerite offers children’s workshops and adult classes that include handbuilding, wheel throwing, and sculpting methods. She also offers pottery classes in Oakville schools and has organized workshops for secondary school art departments.

Circular
Stoneware
6 X 9 X 9 inches, 15 X 22 X 22 cm.