Insperational Potters from Oregon

Barb Campbell

I met Barb soon after Victoria and they seem ot be part of the same Sisterhood. I love Barb's playful and experimental forms, each one animated and meant to be your special friend. She was the first to teach me that you do not need to use the wheel for functional forms and that functional forms don't really need to function that well to work and be loved.

Insperational Potters from Oregon

Victoria Christen

Victoria is probably one of the most well known and successful potters I know in Oregon. She was the fist female potter I met who employed this same rustic, active wabi-sabi type style in her work but then had an added dimension of feminine delicate daintiness. Her painterly sense of color and line work in her surfaces have been a hudge insperation to me. Her sense of hummor and strong work ethic are also great.

Insperational Potters from Oregon

Richard Rowland

I first met Richard at a mold making demo he did at Portland Community College. His molds were archaic and crazy and he was casting things that floated up from the ocean and dead dog heads. He was the fist potter I met where ideas came first and craft second. Whatever technique one needed to use to get the idea out there then use it. His objects were not perfect but were full of life and emotion. He invited me to fire with him at his Astoria Anagama Dragon kiln where I was introduced to a large band of people who gave clay the magical honor that it deserves.