Information to Assist Collectors

Rozart is truly a one of a kind product. The delicate process of painting with wet, colored slip is one that is not easily mastered. The colors change as the piece is fired. Brown slip becomes snow white, for example. The artists must think ahead about the effects of firing as they apply the colors in layers. You can get a sense for the difficulty in the photo of George below. He is starting to paint colored slip on a moist piece of "greenware".

This lost art form has been revitalized by over 32 years of trial and error. Much more difficult than oil painting because of the color transformation and added challenge of curved surfaces, collectors realize that Rozart provides unique artistic masterpieces.

While Rozart has evolved, even the earliest works provide a showcase of amazing portrait work and are highly sought after by collectors. As such, Rozart has been featured in several publications. Most recently, Rozart was showcased in the May / June 2001 American Art Pottery Association Journal. We will not reprint the article here, but you can view their listing of back issues using this link.

Susan Cox has also written an article for the Feb. 27th issue of Antique Trader on Rozart Pottery. You can get to that publication here. It includes a brief history and what explains what to look for.

Ozella and D.L. Hill have written a paperback booklet on Rozart's early years. It is Titled "Rozart Pottery - Its First Ten Years and Beyond".

It is a good reference for information on the names of the various lines of works and provides example photographs of each. (reprinted with permission)

It also contains a reference to shapes / molds used and Rozart Pottery marks.

This is a must have for the serious collector and is available for $10. Simply e-mail George and he can arrange to help you get copy.

We know of other publications in the works and will list them as soon as they become available.

We now have some photos of older works scanned. Choose a link below to view noteworthy previous works.

Page 1 - early Indian portraits, large floor vase
Page 2 - Sylvan, animal portraits
Page 3 - early Indian portraits, sprig on vases
Page 4 - early late 60's early 70's portraits, Slvan
Page 5 - Animal portraits, one large Indian portrait floor vase
Page 6 - Twainware animals
Page 7 - various animal portraits, including one large elephant
Page 8 - scenics and applied motifs
Page 9 - various early 80's works by daughter Susan Ubert
Page 10 - sculptured cameos, stoneware glazes
Page 11 - Twainware
Page 12 - Portrait steins
Page 13 - older portraits including "Two Moons" a favorite
Page 14 - Early and late 80's portraits
Page 15 - Napoleon and other portraits
Page 17 - winter scenes by Rose
Page 18 - Early Indian portraits on a variety of shapes

Keep checking for updates!