Special Showcasing
Alan & Rosemary Bennett

About the Artists
Alan & Rosemary Bennett

Experiences in or around the water and growing up with Jacques Cousteau specials strongly influence our work. The process starts with a series of sketches. We use stoneware clay or porcelain to make the basic forms. These forms are manipulated, hollowed out and added to. The teeth and eyes are made out of porcelain. The pieces are bisque fired. Glazes are applied by dipping, spraying and by brush. The pieces are then glazed fired. The work is about form, expression, color, texture, and movement.

Alan received an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio State University and a BFA in drawing and painting from Arizona State University.

Rosemary has a B.A.E. from Ohio State University. Alan and Rosemary met at OSU in 1980. Alan worked as a designer and technical consultant for El Palomar Ceramics in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. We started this business together in Bath, New York, as full time clay artists since 1990.

The Showcasing is located on the landing of the Upstairs Gallery.

The installation shown above is broken down into 7 individual groups, each with a corresponding price list. Groups are defined by the vertical lines in the photo.

Group 1

Batfish Raku $385.
Coral Pennant Raku $195.
Sergeant Major Raku $165. SOLD
Jewel Damsel Raku $175.
Squirrel Fish Raku $175. SOLD
Blackback Butterflyfish Raku $265.
Cleaner Wrasse #1 Raku $99.
Myers Butterfly Fish Raku $265. SOLD

Group 2

Goliath Grouper $1,450.
Stone Crab Orange $175.
Blue Crab Crystal Glaze $195. SOLD
French Angelfish $325. SOLD
Clownfish #1 Upper, Raku $175. SOLD
Clownfish #2 Lower, Raku $175.
Cleaner Wrasse #2 Raku $99.
Blue Chromis Raku $125.
Ray #1 Upper, Partial Blue, Crystal Glaze $125.
Ray #2 Lower, All Blue, Crystal Glaze $125.
Dolphin #1 Facing Right $195.
Dolphin #2 Facing Left $195.

Group 3

Moray Eel $450. SOLD
Clownfish $165.
White-Spotted Filefish Facing Left, Blue $175.
Tiny Puffer Facing Left, Blue/Green $45. SOLD
Yellow Tang $85.
Juvenile Tang Blue $95. SOLD
Porcupine Puffer $650.*
Leafy Scorpionfish Red $250.*
Striped Surgeonfish $95. SOLD
Cow Nose Ray Blue, Crystal Glaze $395.
Sperm Whale $350. SOLD

Group 4

Pacific Octopus Red $298.*
White-Spotted Filefish Facing Right, Peach $175.
Blue Crab Crystal Glaze $195. SOLD
Eagle Ray Blue, Crystal Glaze $395.
Green Turtle $325. SOLD
Baby Green Turtle $65. SOLD
Tiny Puffer Facing Left, Blue $45.SOLD
Puffer Fish Facing Right, Dark Purple $85.
Rock Beauty Angelfish Facing Right $165.
Rock Beauty Angelfish Facing Left $165.
Puffer Fish Facing Right, Blue, Purple, Maroon stripes $85.
Tiny Puffer Facing Right, Blue w/ Purple/Red stripes $45.
Puffer Fish Facing Left, Green/Blue $85. SOLD
Stone Crab Blue, Crystal Glaze $195.
Platypus $225.

Group 5

Large Koi Blue, Crystal Glaze $450.
Carp Wood Fired $1,870.
Spadefish Wood Fired $295.
Perch Raku $165. SOLD
Bass Raku $344.
Baby Bluegill Raku $125. SOLD
Small Tiger Muskie $295. SOLD

Group 6

Salmon $1,450. SOLD
Small Koi Orange/White, Crystal Glaze $150.
Trout #1 Facing Right, Open Mouth, Raku $250.
Trout #2 Facing Right, Closed Mouth, Raku $275.
Trout #3 Facing Left, Open Mouth, Raku $250. SOLD
Bluegill Raku $165. SOLD
Perch Facing Right, Raku  $165. SOLD
Baby Perch Facing Left, Raku $125. SOLD

Group 7

Swimming Frog Crystal Glaze $175.
Trout Facing Right, Raku $344. SOLD

About the glazes:
There are three basic ways Alan & Rosemary glaze their pieces.

Fish Glaze: This magnesium carbonate glaze shrinks more clay body during the firing process. The finished glaze has a dry scaly texture with pastel color.

Raku: A technique from an ancient Japanese tradition. The pieces are pulled out of the kiln when they are red hot and smothered with sawdust. The end product has a variety of blacks and grays in the clay body and elegant crackle patterns in glossy glaze that tend to have rich, bright colors.

Crystal Glazes: Specially prepared glazes, high in zinc, are applied to porcelain pieces. They are fired to 2300 Degrees, Fahrenheit, and then “soaked” at a lower temperature for three hours or more. This creates an environment conducive to growing crystals in the glaze. The end result is amazing combination of crystal shapes, colors and sizes that never come out the same way twice as the crystals are always different.

Please Note: Coloration may vary on mobile devices and desktop PCs. Please contact the Gallery if you would like additional images.

Shipping Limitations: There are limitations on which sculptures we are able to ship. Please inquire before ordering. We are unable to ship fish marked with an asterisk (*).

Pickup/Shipment: We can’t wait for you to enjoy your fantastic new creations! Sculptures purchased during the course of the exhibit will be “released” after the exhibit ends. We will begin scheduling in-person pickups at the Gallery the week of April 27th. If we are shipping, we will begin prepping shipments on April 28th for shipment the following week. Please call the Gallery at least 2 days in advance to schedule your in-person pickup and please call at least one week in advance to arrange a shipping/delivery date.

Teapots Shown were featured in Alan & Rosemary’s 2025 Showcasing
These amazing functional teapots are available for purchase and available to ship after the exhibit ends.

Strontium Blue Porcupine Puffer Teapot $650.

Octopus Teapot $750.