BIO: Stephen Ruby’s interest in wheel throwing initially pulled him into the medium, however, over time he has grown to explore and incorporate elements of hand building, mold making and even printmaking into his work as well. Over time, surface decoration took a front seat to his process using floral motifs as the backbone to…
Studio Talu
Talu is a ceramic artist who has made her home in the Bay Area for over twenty years. Her sculptures are each unique yet recognizable through their use of organic forms and texture. She embraces serendipity, working by instinct and drawing from her subconscious for inspiration. Her sculptures are built intuitively without premeditation or planning.…
Kavamore Press
Kavamore Press will be hosting 25+ local artist in a pop-up winter fair. Great spot for finding gifts for the holiday. Artists work will range from prints, textile, ceramics, jewelry, paper goods, artist books, journals and much more
Joseph Fry
Joey is a mixed-medium artist, born In Moreno Valley, CA. His education brought him to UC Santa Barbara, where he earned a BA in Art History. He has expressed his art through pencil, charcoal, painting, jewelry and mixed-media. For the last seven years, Joey’s passion has been ceramics. Drawing inspiration from landscape, movement, wildlife and…
Don Santos
BRIEF BIO. Don Santos began as a production potter while in high school in the early 1970’s. He received his BA from CSU Chico and MFA from San Jose State University, specializing in glaze chemistry and ceramic mixed-media sculpture. He has held teaching positions throughout the state of California and has taught workshops at San…
Itsuko Zenitani
Itsuko Zenitani relocated to the US from Kyoto, Japan in the early 1980s. At that time, she learned Ceramic Artwork at the Potters’ Studio in Berkeley, California. After a decade of developing her artwork styles and techniques, Itsuko started working as a professional ceramic artist in the early 1990s. She creates a wide array of…
Scott R. Holloway
SCOTT R HOLLOWAY : A RETROSPECTIVE Scott started painting when his mother handed him a brush to keep him quiet so she could paint. After a chaotic and mobile childhood, he was finally able to put down roots in Oakland in 1977. His search for Meaning led him not only to painting, but also to…
Chanda Beck
Chanda Beck is the owner and designer for her functional ceramics business, Ezme Designs and is based out of the Berkeley Potters Guild. She has a BFA in Ceramic Sculpture from the California College of the Arts in Oakland. She has been working in clay for over 20 years and has a particular love for…
Bradley Holmes
Originally from Regional Victoria, Australia, I began making pottery after moving to the United States to study at UC Berkeley where I was introduced to pottery by a postdoc in my lab. While my background in chemical engineering gave me a good understanding of the thermodynamics and chemical reactions of taking clay to ceramic, the…
Jo Ann Biagini
I use image transfer, collage and painting on book pages to create an interpretation of the natural world. sometimes layering images and subtracting by painting or sanding. Jo Ann was born in Oakland California and recieved aMuseum M MFA in ceramics from the California College of the Arts in Oakland. Her work has been shown…
Patricia Williamson
Kitchen Nook Ceramics Patricia Williamson and Laura Eggett Kitchen Nook Ceramics is a mother daughter collaboration. Patricia has been a ceramicist for decades focusing on everyday vessels such as bowls and mugs. Laura has been drawing her whole life and currently works as the Encinal High School Art teacher. Over the last 6 years we…
Kathryn Rile
Kathryn Rile is a ceramic artist living in Oakland, California. Using functional ceramics reminds people to connect with their immediate experience through the tactile sensations of interacting with a handmade piece of art upon which the maker has left the residue of her gesture. Clay uniquely preserves the intimacy of the artist’s gesture. The hand…