Peter Alsen

2020 Show: Peter will be displaying and selling from his studio at:

602 San Souci Dr.
Roseburg

After retiring in 2008 from a large engineering firm I returned to the Northwest to take up pottery full time. I primarily work in Raku to create large oriental vases and whimsical animal shaped vessels. I attempt to contrast form, color, and texture, often by attaching hand built sculpture to wheel thrown jars and lids. I live outside of Roseburg up the North Umpqua River and welcome visitors to my studio.

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Email | Phone: 541.366.1495

Jane Anderson

Woodland Sun

Clay’s flexibility and resilience draws me to it. I love its ability to capture our earthly life with its perfections and imperfections, as well as, its willingness to be worked and reworked, dried, vitrified, used, maybe loved, and/or cracked up. Recently I have begun to participate in event of wood-firing my pottery with others, which has deepened my desire to create with raw nature. In that vein, my ceramic pieces aim to be like recycled remnants of life, like driftwood on a beach, boulders on a hill, beliefs in an old spiritual practice, or relics dug up from a primitive society.

Twenty years ago, my family settled down on Woodland Sun, an homestead on the edge of the Applegate Valley in Southern Oregon. Wood harvested from our property heats my studio; solar charged batteries power my wheel; rain water collected off my studio roof moistens my clay and helps my clean my tools; and the heat of the sun in our greenhouse and garden dries many of my ceramics.

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Rebecca Arthur

While pursuing an art degree in interior design with a concentration in history of furniture at San Jose State University, I had the opportunity to explore many media: wood furniture making, ceramics, textiles, painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography. I realized there were too many ideas to explore in one lifetime. Also, I became fascinated by the work of Georgia O’Keeffe and the concept of abstract realism.  After earning my degree and working in architecture, I became a furniture maker. I incorporated O’Keeffe’s motto “Simplify, Eliminate, Emphasize”; as the theme in my work, creating bold, minimalistic forms. Then I discovered clay. The clay vessels became my three-dimensional canvasses – abstract, sensuous and tactile.  My work is hand built, wheel thrown or a combination of both. I concentrate on low-fire techniques such as Raku and pit firing. Raku firing is done quickly, reaching the desired temperature in under an hour. The white-hot pieces are then pulled from the kiln and rapidly cooled in open air, submerged in water, or smoked in combustible material. Pit firing is a wood fired technique where I am able to “paint” the pieces with fire and smoke. In both methods, the results vary widely. I delight in the random, ethereal, almost surreal results. Zao Wou-ki, the Chinese/French abstract painter, captured this feeling when he spoke of how to represent the wind, how to paint emptiness or the silence of space.  I live in Corvallis, Oregon, nestled against the Coast Range Mountains in the beautiful Willamette Valley. My abstract exploration includes three dimensionally working with clay and two dimensionally painting with watercolor.I am delighted to share my always evolving, always inspiring journey with you.

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Dana Bilello-Barrow

Dana Barrow-Fine Ceramics

Almost twenty years ago, I needed to shake things up, so I returned to college to take the “fun” classes.  Photography, painting and ceramics were just a few classes I chose.  It was the tactile quality of clay that first captivated me, its raw, organic nature grounding me in the creative process. The transformative role of fire, however, has been a longer journey. While I cherished the natural feel of the clay, traditional glazes often left my forms feeling distant—cold and detached from their origins.

 

This led me to a sixteen-year exploration of alternative finishes, seeking methods that honor the clay rather than mask it. These organic finishes imprint themselves onto the surface, preserving the texture and spirit of the material. My hope is that each piece invites touch and interaction, creating a tangible connection—one that begins with my hands and extends to the viewer’s.

 

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Christopher Borg

Chris Borg is a stay at home dad and potter who lives on a small farm in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Most of his work is fired at home in a high fire gas kiln or a car kiln where soda ash is added as a flux. He also participates in long firings of collaborative wood kilns that can cook over a hundred hours for unique results. He really enjoys creating functional kitchen wares and the alchemy of homemade decorative slips and glazes.

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