 | Artist: Chadwick Studios
Award winning artist Darron Chadwick creates thematic representations of ancient civilizations, cultures, and traditions. Aesthetically, his creations have a contemporary presence but also retain a rich, timeworn flavor as a result of the three-dimensional equivalents of calligraphic inscriptions incorporated into each piece. Further, these images not only evoke visual and perceptual depth but imply intellectual depth as well.
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 | Artist: Stoney Meadow Pottery
I maintain a studio and gallery in the Endless Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. I specialize in large pieces up to four feet in height. In making utilitarian work suitable for use in your home or garden I draw on several premodern traditions for inspiration. While you may see threads of these traditions in my finished pieces, it is my focus on processing and using indigenous materials, and on firing my kiln with wood that most directly reflect my interest in what the past has to offer.
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 | Artist: Marge Forest - Forest Ridge Pottery
I have been a sculptor and potter for over thirty-five years. My work ranges from primitive pit fired pieces to multiple fired stoneware, combining both thrown and hand built techniques.
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 | Artist: Chris Moench
Today, Chris works full-time designing and sculpting modern prayer wheels for his company: "Axis of Hope™." His prayer wheels have been revolving and evolving at public exhibits across the west: American Craft Council Exhibition of Fine Craft in San Francisco, Sun Valley Center Idaho Arts and Crafts Festival, Best of the Northwest Shows in Portland and Seattle, and "Ashes to Art: Funerary Art," San Francisco and Philadelphia.
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 | Artist: Larry Richmond Pottery
My current ceramic work continues to show the influence of the Northern California Indian baskets and the time I spent working and teaching on the Hoopa Indian Reservation for the past twenty five years. Almost every culture has passed through a period of technological change from making woven baskets to pottery. The work that I am doing now explores that transition. Using contemporary interpretations of traditional basket shapes and designs, I am searching for a balance between woven materials and clay that is both natural and pleasing.
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 | Artist: Blast It Glass
Drawn by the magnificent natural beauty of the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound, Lori made a landing in the northern Puget Sound region.
In 1994 she started her business, “ Blast It Glass” in Bellingham, Washington. Lori uses her drawing talents and understanding of graphic design in the invention of her exclusive glass panels. Combined with a love of the natural world, it is these abilities that breath magic and beauty into each of her distinctive pieces of art.
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 | Artist: Jan Bilek - Ceramic Artist
The decorative nature of my work reflects my background as an Interior Decorator and Watercolor Artist. Although I began making functional pottery, it became clear early on that my greatest fascination in ceramics is with the wheel-thrown porcelain vessel, in particular the bottle form. I continue to love the challenge of perfecting the bottle, inspired by the the natural harmony of forms in nature and challenged by the skill required to create the most delicate tall narrow necks.
The glazes I use to enhance the bottle forms are unusual in that they are formulated to flow during the firing process instead of remaining stable on the pots. This is how I achieve transluscent color flowing into color as in watercolor paintings. Utilizing the qualities of these glazes, I strive for the perfect harmony between form and surface creating a vessel that reflects the organic balance and beauty of nature.
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 | Artist: Greenbaum Studios
David Greenbaum has been working in clay for 32 years. His pottery reflects the unique designs and classic forms of the style he developed in his youth. Today, these pots radiate tranquillity and harmony as a result of David finding peace within himself and with his work.
David prefers to burnish rather than glaze his pots even though it is more time consuming. Using a hard polished stone to compress the clay's surface particles, he burnishes the pots on a wheel. First he moistens the bone-dry pot with water and burnishes it until the surface is smooth. Next, he applies a thin coating of olive oil and repeats the process. The wheel's rotation helps to eliminate the burnish marks, contributing to the pot's luminous surface quality.
After they are burnished, the pots are initially placed in an oxidation firing, then the black vessels are "sagger-fired", a process that subjects the ware to intense carbonization which permeates the clay, producing the intense black.
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 | Artist: Bella Vista Tile
Bella Vista Tile is designed and created by accomplished artists, Lisa and James TeviaClark in the mountains of western North Carolina. Each tile is made by hand, using old world techniques. The exquisite detail of their carved imagery has a romantic, lyrical feeling, which is enhanced by the multi-hued jewel-like tones of their unique wood-ash glazes.
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