In memoriam
September 27, 1921 - December 9, 2019
Trudi spent most of her 98 years in the small Philadelphia suburb of Swarthmore where she established a 76-year career working with all forms of ceramics. Beyond her prolific body of work, she was an art educator who taught students both young and old for over 50 years, instilling her vision of art for generations to come.
Her passion for calligraphy and printmaking were intrinsically tied into her style, giving each piece an abstract painterly quality that is reminiscent of the WW2 era when she came of age. Her expertise also extended out from traditional smaller pottery vessels to larger environmental sizes that referenced sculpture as much as they did ceramics.
When not toiling over her next masterpiece at the potters guild, she also found time to be a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, leaving behind a legacy that her family will always treasure. She will be sorely missed but her spirt will live on forever through her work.
Trudi followed the traditional ethos of the craftsman potter, weaving that into everything she set out to accomplish.
Calligraphy study from one of her sketch books.
Education
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Oberlin College
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia College of Art
Community Art Center
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
French Certificate / 1938-39
Fine art training / 1940-41
BFA / 1943
MFA / 1944
Graduate Education / 1956-58
Advanced Ceramics / 1959-63
Advanced Ceramics / 1964-65
Ceramics / Summer 1968
Professional
Swarthmore High School
Community Art Center
Art Instructor / 1975 - 2000
Ceramics Instructor / 1964 - 2016