Jane McDonald lives in Petaluma, California where she gives regular workshops and classes in her studio. She is also an adjunct ceramic instructor at San Francisco State University. She received both her BA and MA in Ceramics from SFSU in 1983. With over 30 years of exploring both wheel work and handbuilding, along with various alternative firing processes, Jane now focuses on raku. “ I am currently exploring the vessel [...]
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 [...]