 In her later years, she advised new students to study first at South Bear before working with her in California.Since the 1960s, Schwarz has been primarily known as an innovative ceramic artist, whose output is prolific.His work is represented in numerous private collections, and in the holdings of museums and universities throughout the world, including, among many others, the Museum of Art and Culture (Wuhan, Hubei, China), University of Nottingham (Nottingham, England), Collection of King Olaf (Oslo, Norway), Pottery Museum (Mikawachi, Japan), Burg Giebichenstein (Halle, Germany) and the White House Collection (Washington, D.C.).