Platypus Pottery Studio

ilex

Feb 7, 2015 at 8:24am Edited

For anyone who knew Mr. Nose from Platypus Pottery Studio - He passed from this earth 2 days ago and is singing songs about Squids to the angels and checking nostril sizes as well.

ros

Feb 7, 2015 at 8:44am

So sorry to hear this My kids loved his camp at rikers hill back in the day. He had such great energy

judy3x

Feb 7, 2015 at 9:06am

Oh NO...my kids...now into their 20's had many birthday parties there. he was a funny guy. So sorry to hear this...

nan

Feb 7, 2015 at 9:08am

Oh, I was always going to look into taking lessons there! Looked like a good place. RIP.

He was so amazing with kids in small settings as well as in large classroom settings .
He could make anyone laugh and made so many kids smile with his silliness ..he just turned kids onto
pottery and trying it out .

What a ball of energy ...he will be missed but will bring a smile to my face when I think of him with kids in the art room and the smiles he brought to their faces ,
Learning with him was a joy .

lbcn14

Feb 8, 2015 at 8:32am

oh no! I knew him as well. May I ask what happened?

jasper

Feb 8, 2015 at 8:49am

Thanks for posting this, ilex. I took pottery classes there for a few years and heard recently that he wasn't well. I'm sad to hear this, and hope he's finally at peace. I look around my house at all the pieces of pottery I made under his (and a few others in the studio) tutelage, and I owe him a debt of gratitude for sharing his skill and love of making pots. Rest well, Don.

jaz761

Feb 8, 2015 at 10:58am

I did a bunch of portraits up there a few years back. He was such a sweet guy.

icdart

Feb 8, 2015 at 11:45am

Dan was such a special person with a big heart ...he will be missed ... Some students became potters after working with him during residences ..

critterlover

Feb 9, 2015 at 1:51pm Edited

Wow! Such a loss. I wasn't aware he had passed; my condolences to his family, friends and students.

jasper

Apr 28, 2015 at 4:50pm

For anyone who's interested, Carla, a fellow potter, sent this to me:

A Celebration of the Life of

Don Thieberger

Will Be Held at

Riker Hill Art Park, 284 Beaufort Avenue, Livingston 07039

Saturday, May 9, at 3 pm

Please bring your memories, a piece of his work from your own collection (we will display his pots in the gallery that day), and something to share for a pot-luck repast.

Any questions – email Carla at carlahorowitz@hotmail.com