Sandra Bowkett.

Sandra Bowkett.

Ceramics.

Ceramics from yesterday!

Rowena Brown.

Rowena Brown.

Wishlist.

Alyson Iwamoto. 

"Hand extruded white porcelain bead on tannin dyed silk, hand-painted iron oxide, over-dyed in indigo. Finished with a porcelain bead that allows the necklace to be adjusted. Every piece is one of a kind."

Valerie Restarick.

Valerie Restarick.

Ali Gibbons.

Ali Gibbons is a Chicago-based painter and ceramicist.

She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Shino Takeda.

Inventory Magazine: Shino Takeda.

"Shino Takeda grew up in Japan on the southern island of Kyushu, where, by way of her family and community, she was surrounded by a rich history in ceramics and art. It was only after relocating to New York City that Shino began creating pottery under her own name, and by doing so began to pursue a profession that was deeply rooted in the Japanese traditions of her past." Read more here. 

Tortus.

Tortus.

Ceramics.

Black and white slip-carved creamer & sugar set.
Sarah Veak Pottery.

Weekend.

Lady Ceramic day and Stacey Rozich's little clay monsters.. Mudhoney video making by Carlos Lopez.. Hiking near Bellingham at "Fragrance Lake.." Columbia Tower observation deck.. Retirement Party.. All in all an excellent three day weekend!

Akiko Graham.

"Hi, my name is Akiko; I'm from Hokkaido, Japan. I've been a potter in Seattle for twenty years. My pottery is all handmade — wheel thrown or slab built — of stoneware clay. It is fired in electric kilns at about 2200°F."

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Akiko Graham at her inviting and cozy open-house this last Sunday (thanks Laura)! Her lovely home has a full ceramic studio, a gigantic backyard, a whole frontroom where she has beautiful ceramics for sale, a perfectly naturally-lit living room with a huge table in the center of it that is surrounded by many wooden chairs and a kitchen that has the most wonderful assortment of ceramic dishes, snacks, books and best of all, freshly baked bread. There's little nooks and cut-out windows everywhere. Every little inch of her house looks like it has been put to the best use possible. I could seriously spend hours looking around and then around once more. I kept thinking that I was in a real artist's house. It had this special way about it that I simply cannot explain in words. She is amazing and makes me want to try a whole lot harder. I love women like Akiko. See more of her work here.