Mary Jaffe Pottery

Mary Flanagan Jaffe creates functional and sculptural ceramics inspired by both vast landscapes and small intrinsic beauties of the natural world. In her Bridgehampton studio she explores altering the traditional form, using shapes and textures suggestive of organic patterns found in the beachfront and farmland of the East End of Long Island. Mary celebrates the defining importance of these landscapes and natural objects, drawing inspiration from horizon lines to gourds and spiraled seashells.

Mary earned her BFA in Ceramics from Long Island University, Southampton NY. Her postgraduate studies took her to Instituto Allende in Mexico, the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, and a subsequent five year apprenticeship with Frank and Carole DiGangi at their production pottery in Wainscot, NY. Later Mary became a partner in Hampton Potters, a ceramic arts gallery in East Hampton NY which was widely recognized for featuring the work of prominent ceramic artists from across the country. Mary has shown in numerous galleries including Elaine Benson, Celadon, Chase Edwards, Avram, and Reboli Center for Art.

Mary has also been featured at The Parrish Art Museum’s Encounters With Artists.

Mary Jaffe is represented by the following galleries:

The Parrish Art Museum Shop
Southampton, NY

Longhouse Reserve InStore
East Hampton, NY

Coastal Home
Bridgehampton, NY

Clay Art Guild
Watermill, NY

Greenport Pottery
Southold, NY

Mind Offline
Sag Harbor, NY