Mickie Marshall-Jacoby
Mixed Media Artist
STATEMENT
My ceramic work is defined directly by a love for whimsy and bright colors. I frequently find inspirations from objects from nature that informs my sculptures and functional pots. A feeling of intimacy is achieved by knowing that people using my work will be placing their hands on the same spot where I placed my hands in the process of making. The relationship between function, form, and ornamentation is what gives balance between utility and beauty in my work.
BIOGRAPHY
Mickie Marshall-Jacoby has lived in the Hopewell area since 2004. She is a multi-talented artist who has worked in precious metals, stained glass, and photography, in addition to ceramics. She merges those past experiences to create new visions of form and glaze in her pottery. Working from her studio, she creates pieces in the Raku style, such as pots decorated with horse hair, as well as high fire whimsical pottery and sculpture.
Mickie has studied ceramics with notable ceramic artists such as Lisa Naples, Steven Hill, Richard Aerni, Jennifer McCurdy, Lisa Orr and Phillippe Faraut.
Her work has appeared at the RVCC gallery, the festival at Tinicum State Park, Art in the Garden at Paxon Hill, River Fest, NJ festival at Rutgers, Ithaca festival and in various shops in the northeast, including the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA.
2025
Mickie Marshall-Jacoby
Mixed Media Artist
STATEMENT
My work in ceramic art explores the intersection of natural forms and human experience. I am drawn to the tactile quality of clay and the endless possibilities it offers for expression. I create pieces that are functional or sculptural, which are inspired by texture and patterns found in nature.
BIOGRAPHY
Mickie has been involved in ceramics for over 25 years. She studied at Raritan Valley College, Peters Valley School of Craft and the Art School at Old Church. She recently participated in a workshop in portrait sculpture with noted ceramic artist Philippe Faraut. Mickie attends the annual convention of the National Council for the Education of Ceramics Arts and her work is currently being sold at the Michner Museum of Art in Doylestown, PA.