Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Pottery Studio located in Tacoma, Washington
Our pottery students learn the basic techniques of wheel throwing and hand building and then we’re excited to see how they take their learned skills and make pieces that are entirely their own. This student made tiles out of slabs … Continued
Tacoma Arts Month – Studio Tour Studio #9: Mark HudakBringing beautify into people’s lives with his pottery has been Mark’s interest for over 30 years. His intent has been to make creative functional pottery to be enjoyed and used in … Continued
Just wanted to show off a few new things we’ve added to the gallery in the last month or so…. When my son came down from Seattle to visit awhile ago, his fiance sent some lollipops for me. I was … Continued
Today we sent off our first load of bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser on November 19th. 76 bowls and counting…. The kiln is loaded with more bowls that have been fired and are cooling, and there are more bowls … Continued
I like the shapes and glaze colors that were used for these 2 mugs One of our students had a clever idea for a flower arranger. She “threw” two bowl shapes on the wheel, cut a hole in the center … Continued
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.” – Stanley Horowitz Beautiful autumn ….the leaves are turning colors and there’s a crispness in the air. I love the colors of … Continued
Mark has unloaded a couple of kiln loads with student pottery. The following pieces were “thrown” on a pottery wheel: I love the deep purple glaze inside of these mugs. A cute little round pottery box Some of our students … Continued
Throwing Mud in Old Town
I was trying out the panorama feature on my camera in the gallery today. It’s almost like being here, but not quite. (click on the pictures to make them larger.)