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BFA 1970 in Ceramics,Phila. University of the Arts, MFA 1974 in Ceramics,SIU Carbondale. Retired in 2000 as a Professor Emerita after 25 years of teaching University level ceramics at Montana State University-Billings. In 2006 relocated to Brownsville, Tx. She received 2 Fulbright Scholars Awards: Spain in '85-86 documenting ethnic origins (Iberian, Roman, Celtic, Moorish) of Spanish folk potters traditions, kilns, wheels, pottery forms, in 48 pottery centers all over the country and Uzbekistan '94 taught History of World Ceramics, studio ceramics, worked with the Architectural Restoration Dept. at the Tashkent Institute of the Arts. Also visited many sites of Islamic Ceramic Architecture from the 10-16th centuries; lectured at the University in Bukhara, Tashkent University, numerous schools and the National Symposium of Ceramics teachers. Taught at UH Manoa in Spring 2005 as visiting Director of the Ceramics and UT-Brownsville 2011-2012.
Over the past four decades she has taught workshops on Architectural Ceramics, Paper Clay, Soda firing and Kiln building, Primitive pottery techniques, Raku and Horsehair firing, Tile making, Hand building with Large Slabs, ^6 Reduction firing in Spain, Italy, France, Canada, and across the United States including Hawaii. European workshops have been ongoing since 1995 combining the trip to include as many cultural experiences and study-touring as possible and hands-on clay experience. She's had residencies at: '71 The Grail, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY;'91 Dzintari, Latvia; '92,'93 State Ceramics factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan;'93 Visual Artists Residency at Banff Center for Creative Arts @ Banff Alberta 2000 Straumur Artists' Commune Iceland; '02 Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT; '03 The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pa.;'04 La Meridiana, Italy;'08 The Mary Anderson Center, IN; '09 Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Maui;'12 A.I.R.Vallauris, France . Her work is in public and private collections on three continents, appears in numerous books and magazines most recently Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques, Advanced Raku, 21st Century Kilns, Ceramic Sculpture; Inspiring Techniques, Mastering Raku, Lark Books 500 Raku pieces, Paperclay;the Art and Practice (2013). She has been listed in Who’s Who in American Art since the mid- 1980s. She has written articles for: Potters Council Newsletter, Studio Potter Magazine and Newsletter, Pottery Making Illustrated, Women Artists' News, Crafts Range, Craft International, NCECA Journal and newsletter, Voices of Art, British Archaeology Reports, Ceramics Monthly and served on the CM technical Staff from 1998-2004, plus contributed to several anthropological books, glaze books and more. Recently exhibitions include A.I.R. Vallauris Oct. 2012,: 41st th Annual International Show at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, 2011 Texas Six-Pack show, U Dallas Ceramics Regional Competition, and Fertile Ground; ceramic pieces from the permanent collection at Yellowstone Art Museum with:Voulkos, Autio, Weiser, Toland, Notkin, Senska, Shaner, DeWeese and Selsor; Vasefinder.com annually since 2007, The Art of Dining In IV at 18 Hands in Houston. Served on the NCECA Board of Directors 1990-1991, Potters Council Board of Directors from 2006-2011 and as President 2008-2009 and Immediate Past President until 2011. Recent workshops:'11 Throwing and Large Slabs, molds and tar paper forms, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell,Mx ; '12 Cone 6 Reduction Workshop in Corpus Christi Tx., Potters Council Tour in Tuscany II, Master Raku workshop in Vallauris, France. . She is a charter member of Potters Council and a member of the American Craft Council, NCECA, Texas Clay Art Association and a Lifetime member of the Fulbright Association.Upcoming workshop Potters Council Tuscany III June 2013 and Architectural Ceramics with Stephani Stephenson at La Meridiana 2014.
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Ceramic technology and Ceramic Art history. History in general, travel, experiencing the pace of living in various communities, food from other cultures, cooking, bird watching especially from my studio window.

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    gypsy Icon

    12 Apr 2013 - 10:01
    Thank you for the very warm welcome...you are very accomplished and it humbles me...I could learn so much by just reading. Gypsy
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    Guest 

    25 Feb 2013 - 17:05
    I will have to find out if I have to be a member.
    The wind is blowing hard in Houston and I'm getting power spikes. The silly computer has rebooted 5 times the past 2 hours. lol
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    nikki2013 Icon

    15 Jan 2013 - 01:58
    hii Marcia Selsor
    nice to meet you.good and amazing experience you have.nice
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    fuoco di forno Icon

    14 Sep 2012 - 10:16
    Hi Marcia, I see you are in residence at Vallauris. I will be there (to visit the exhibition of the latest Bienniale) next week. Greetings from Italy. Evelyne
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    smokin pots Icon

    15 Jul 2012 - 14:14
    I wanted to tell you how beautiful your "mistake celadon" and pot
    is. I am sure it looks even better in person. Hope some day to achieve a mistake like yours! juli
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    TJR Icon

    14 Jul 2012 - 12:25
    Marcia;
    Thank-you for being my friend. I survived the birthday last night.I really want to try your colour test technique. Will let you know how it turns out.
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    DBCurley Icon

    12 Jul 2012 - 10:50
    I fixed it! Thank you for the heads up! :)
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    TJR Icon

    27 Jun 2012 - 22:48
    Marcia;
    I copied down your glaze test idea so that I can try it. I think you have a mistake on the fourth line. Should be C +E. TOM.
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    Marcia Selsor Icon

    28 May 2012 - 06:52
    I am re-retired from teaching full time at the University. I am happy to have my life back and looking forward to teaching workshops and working in m studio. I have lots of creative energy waiting to get back tp work.
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    Marcia Selsor Icon

    17 Jun 2011 - 06:21
    beginning to prepare for Fall semester at a new teaching job at a great facility on the beautiful campus of University of Texas -Brownsville. Only concern is dodging bullets from Matadoros, Mx and the drug cartels.Bullets have hit campus buildings..seriously.
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    Marcia Selsor Icon

    08 Jul 2010 - 08:35
    As Patti Warashina says (and I am at her feet) clay is a most humbling media and we must be crazy to work with it.
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    Passamari Icon

    07 Jul 2010 - 21:50
    I am at your feet, Marcia, just at your feet. The Bio of Marcia Selsor, the Art and Clay craft of this gifted Artist is well beyond the ken of this mortal man. I am humbled and honored to be on her list of Friends, Thanks, Marcia
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