Having worked in clay for over three decades, Yoshio Taylor has become one of Sacramento Valley’s foremost artist in the field of ceramics. Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1979 and received his MFA at the University of California, Berkeley while studying with Peter Voulkos. He is currently the head of the sculpture/ceramics department at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. Some of Taylor’s [...]

Amber Aguirre is a nationally exhibited artist working in Hawaii. www.amberaguirre.net/ In kindergarten, Amber made her first ceramic piece.  It was a blue ashtray with her palm-print in it.  From the moment she saw that a malleable piece of dirt could be turned into a rock hard waterproof item, she was hooked on clay.  Much later in her career (second grade) when she won the local poster contest, she knew [...]

  Bill Abright is an instructor of ceramics at the College of Marin. www.billabright.com The twist of an individual’s imagination is one trait that accounts for our different perceptions of reality. As a child, I would fall asleep seeing faces in the woodgain wallpaper of my bedroom. Throughout my education artists who were unique in their approach to creating unusual and somewhat dark work inspired me. From the writings of [...]