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A Little Bit About Us
Our first studio was located on Willow Creek
Crossroads near Corvallis, Montana . We have been making pottery together
for more than 30 years. Rod began in high school in Portland, Oregon in
the days when high schools had terrific arts and crafts departments, went
on to four years of college in a Fine Arts program. My knowledge of clay
comes through books, workshops and years of hands-on-experience on our
studio.
Presently we work out of our
studio near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, with the rolling fields and orchards
of the scenic Cumberland Valley as inspiration. Together we produce a
line of functional pottery. We've shown our work in such notable craft
events as the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (PA) and the Richmond
Craft and Design Show (VA). We are juried members of the Pennsylvania
Guild of Craftsmen and are active participants of the Guild.
Our work shows a great respect
for fine craftsmanship, and our sense of design is strongly influenced
by function. Using simple elegance of form and pure color we create useful
objects, which are pleasing to look at, touch and hold. We produce a full
line of functional pieces for the kitchen, bath and home. Our functional
pottery is lead free, and dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.
In recent years we have expanded
our repertoire to include Raku-fired vessels, bowls and lamps. We work
in two distinct glazes- a copper metallic in both matte and luster, and
a clear crackle with polychrome underglazing. The Raku is largely decorative
and more fragile than our functional ware, but vases can be sealed to
hold water. We often demonstrate our Raku firing techniques at craft fairs
throughout the region, and have hosted numerous Raku workshops at our
studio.
If you have any questions or
need more information about work, please e-mail or call us. We look forward
to hearing from you
Thanks,
Rod and Karri |
