Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Pottery Studio located in Tacoma, Washington
We’ve added some beautiful artwork and crafts to the gallery in the last couple of weeks. Mandy combines the vibrant colors of hand-dyed anodized aluminum and the natural elegance of fine and sterling silver to create striking designs with wide … 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
We’ve known Bob for a lot of years from doing art shows. Lucky for me, Bob and his wife like Mark’s pottery, and I like their jewelry so we’ve done a lot of trading over the years. I haven’t counted … Continued
We are busy getting ready for the grand opening celebration on Monday and promoting the gallery and pottery studio on a daily basis. There has been a lot of interest in pottery classes and we are registering new students just … Continued
It was a fortunate day for Throwing Mud Gallery when Eileen B came into our gallery to show us samples of her work. Her cousin had been in the shop and suggested she stop by. Her pieces are gorgeous and … Continued
Mylene is another new jewelry artist that we have in our gallery. (I like that our names rhyme Eileen/Mylene) Her jewelry is very elegant and classic and she uses only high quality materials. The attention to detail is quite evident … Continued
Do you remember shrinky dinks? For those of you who didn’t do craft projects when you were a kid (I’m talking to you Mark Hudak), Shrinky Dinks were sheets of plastic that were usually preprinted with cartoon characters. My sister … Continued
Dichroic, Greek for two lights, is a dynamic art-glass medium that transmits and reflects color. You have to see these earrings to really appreciate their beauty – I’m afraid my picture doesn’t do it justice. You look at the earring … Continued
Whenever Mark and I go to art shows, I’m always drawn to the jewelry. I own very little jewelry that isn’t handcrafted because I like knowing where my pieces came from and who made it. So, when we started the … Continued