SPECIAL NOTE: I originally wrote this post in 2017 for my personal blog site, which I discontinued a few years ago. Because Brielle Galleries was in large part responsible for kickstarting the Cybis studio's success, I have resurrected the post and added some new images and information. Most of us have a few special places [...]
Last year the Museum of American Porcelain Art (MAPA) in Ohio opened a new exhibit featuring a subject that is dear to my heart: The contributions of the vast population of under-appreciated artists and artisans who actually created – on a daily basis – the beautiful porcelain art of past decades. The ‘Hidden Hands’ exhibit [...]
Although my other profiles in this Archive focus only on people who worked at or for Cybis, I must now, with great sadness, recognize the passing of someone who was instrumental in forging that studio’s success: Ira Jacobson, owner of Brielle Galleries. In many ways, he was an important driving force that helped Cybis to [...]
THE CYBIS ARCHIVE 