A Very Early Piece
A visitor to the blog contacted me this afternoon and sent me this photograph of a very early piece by Mary, which I thought others might enjoy viewing, This piece is mounted on a 16″ x 32″ piece of 3/4″ … Continue reading →
A visitor to the blog contacted me this afternoon and sent me this photograph of a very early piece by Mary, which I thought others might enjoy viewing, This piece is mounted on a 16″ x 32″ piece of 3/4″ … Continue reading →
I’ve reached out to the larger community to try to find pieces made by Tom and Mary and I’ve met some wonderful people who have volunteered to let me take photographs of the pieces that they have. I’ve been busy … Continue reading →
On January 5, 2014, I gave a PowerPoint presentation in the Pioneer Room of the First National Bank in Homestead about the history behind Mary Blakley Ceramics. It was sponsored by the Homestead Center for the Arts. Many people collect … Continue reading →
I just returned from a trip to Winter Park, Florida, where I took photographs to document the ceramic mural that Tom and Mary created in 1965 for the front entrance of the Winter Park Towers retirement home in Winter Park, … Continue reading →
While Tom and Mary lived in Miami with Mary’s mother and aunt, they worked at establishing themselves and explored South Florida. In high school, Tom played football and also ran track. While in Indiana, he ran a trap line for … Continue reading →
This is a photograph of a piece by Marianna von Allesch in my possession. It seems to be a miniature fresco, depicting a Biblical scene. It is inscribed on the back “For Mary M. Blakley From Marianna von Allesch Christmas … Continue reading →
Some years ago, I was asked by Ruth Campbell, the head of the Town Hall Museum in Homestead, Florida, to give a presentation on how Tom and Mary Blakley had come to Homestead and established Mary Blakley Ceramics. A tall … Continue reading →
To view posted photographs of Tom and Mary Blakley’s art work, click on the “Galleries” tab on the line just below the header photograph, which is a close-up of one of Tom’s glaze tiles. A new page will open up … Continue reading →
Mary Blakley Ceramics was a joint business, established by Tom and Mary Blakley in 1966, when the shop was built. Tom was a commercial artist and a cartoonist whose cartoons had appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Colliers, among … Continue reading →