It appears there was a fair amount of collaboration between artists in Carmel from the 1940s through the 1970s. This recently discovered cowboy tile by Sam Colburn was the product of a collaboration with the local Monterey ceramic artist Glenn Minshall. Glenn was important for a number of reasons, one being that he developed his own glazes from the rocks and minerals found locally.
Glenn supplied Sam with glazes, showed him how to use them, and sometimes assisted him in producing large projects, including ceramic mural commissions.
Cowboy tile is a 12 x 6 x 1/2 inch glazed tile.
Glenn supplied Sam with glazes, showed him how to use them, and sometimes assisted him in producing large projects, including ceramic mural commissions.
Cowboy tile is a 12 x 6 x 1/2 inch glazed tile.