MOLLY BERNSTEIN
Molly Bernstein is a potter from Cape May, New Jersey. She has studied ceramics in different capacities at the Kyoei-Gama Ceramics School in Tokoname, Japan, The Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, and received a BFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She makes coil-formed vessels that emphasize volume and highlight the materiality of clay. Molly believes handmade objects serve as a portal of connection to help bring us together. Molly is a first-year Core Fellow at Penland.
![Bernstein_studio](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_studio.jpg)
![Bernstein_1-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_1-A.jpg)
![Bernstein_6-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_6-A.jpg)
![Bernstein_6-B](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_6-B.jpg)
Tilt-a-whirl Pouring Vessel
Coil-pinch construction with smeared vitrifying slip; stoneware, slip, mason stain
20H x 13W x 8D
2020
![Bernstein_2-B](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_2-B.jpg)
![Bernstein_2-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_2-A.jpg)
Chess Pouring Vessel
Coil-pinch construction, terra-cotta, underglaze, glaze
13H x 12W x 9D
2020
![Bernstein_4-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_4-A.jpg)
![Bernstein_4-detail](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_4-detail.jpg)
Stacking Vessel
Coil-pinch and handbuilt contruction; terra-cotta with terra sigillata
19H x 9W x 9D
2020
![Bernstein_3-B](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_3-B.jpg)
![Bernstein_3-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_3-A.jpg)
Vessel with Grid
Coil-pinch pot, porcelain, slip, mason stain
10.5H x 6W x 6D
2020
![Bernstein_5-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_5-A-1.jpg)
![Bernstein_5-B](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_5-B.jpg)
Diner-Picnic-Dream-Vessel
Coil-pinch construction; stoneware with terra sigillata
24.5H x 8.5W x 8.5D
2020
![Bernstein_1-A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_1-A.jpg)
![Bernstein_36-07_A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_36-07_A.jpg)
Icecream Chess
Coil-pinch construction, porcelain, slip, underglaze, mason stain
17H x 5.5W x 5.5D
2020
Chess Mug
Coil-pinch construction with hand-painted pattern; porcelain, underglaze, slip, mason stain, glaze
3H x 5W x 3.5D
2020
![Bernstein_36-08_09_B](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_36-08_09_B.jpg)
![Bernstein_36-09_A](https://penland.org/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bernstein_36-09_A.jpg)
Chess Sippers
Coil-pinch construction with hand-painted pattern; porcelain, underglaze, glaze
2.25H x 3.25W x 3.25D, 2H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020