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Tom and Nancy Guisti's fine Raku fired pottery is a studio who's work I have long admired, and now have added to our gallery. The copper flashes on each piece are spectacular, and their gentle images look welcome in any home. My favorites are the leaves and ferns in wall hangings.

Linda Kennedy gives a new attitude to flower arrangements with her "Lady Vases". Each one has a different character and personality, from daring to mysterious, from haughty to jovial. They make great gifts filled with flowers that complete their decorative hats.

Sunset Canyon Pottery is the most popular functional pottery in our gallery. Bridget and Bill Hauser, and Arnold and Syd Popinsky create very pleasing color combinations in their many glaze combinations on hand thrown pieces as well as slab work. We always have three of their glaze patterns or colors on our shelves, and try to keep at least one or two complete sets of four place settings on hand.

Jerry Pruitt filled an enormous display with his functional pottery at very reasonable prices. I've never seen so many bowls in here at one time. The colors are earth tones for the most part, but he also has delft blue and white, and emerald green and white combinations as well as raku to fit into anyone's color scheme. Very affordable and lots of it!

Tom & Judy Touchstone have a primitive style in their pottery with home-made stories to go with the home-made glazes on each one. Their studio is called "Turkey Mountain Pottery" and each piece just speaks for itself.

David Vincent often combines wheel thrown, hand built and extruded elements to form unique, one of a kind pieces. He experiments with a variety of textures and architectural type elements to create both functional and artistic forms. His use of plaster molds and stamps of his own design imprint a variety of effects onto his pieces. He applies engobes, or colored clay, to many of the pieces to accentuate these stamped designs and textures.

Jamie Voiveditch brings a fresh and colorful pottery to our gallery. It has a fairy tale atmosphere with one piece even called "Cinderella jar". Most items are petite and functional with details that need a close look to appreciate. We welcome her and her work into the gallery in August, 2002.