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Sharon Ho creates ceramics, assemblage and photography at the Felt+Ceramics Studio|Shop on Orcas Island. Connect @optimismandco

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Hello! Contact me with questions, enquires or ideas for collaboration. I’d love to hear from you.

You can email me using the form here, or write to optimismandco@gmail.com. Please contact me for a mailing address, or, make an appointment to visit my studio:

Felt + Ceramics Studio|Shop
Eastsound Square
109 North Beach Road Suite D2
Eastsound, WA 98245

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Here’s a toast to all you artists and visitors of #virtualartwalksjis! I’ve enjoyed all your gorgeous work in between creating my postings. It’s such a beautiful evening out and I wish we were all strolling Main Street and mingling in galleries, ah well. This has been a good push for me to share a glimpse of my functional ware. I call this a ‘Take a me moment’ shot glass and treat set. 3” tall. I know, in my case, with all our studio, work, family and online school lives jostling for space at home, I have to consciously carve out some alone quiet time. Ganbei! . . #optimismandco #eastsound #functionalart #usefulthings #livewell #simplepleasure #littleluxuries #orcasisland #metime #ceramics #pottery #handbuilt #freepinching #pinchbypinch #artiststudio #shotglass #sip #oneofakind #shoplocal #selfcare #artistherapy #makersmovement #islandstrong #orcasstrong
Free pinching and leaving softly rolling edges on the vessels are my fav way of working, but occasionally I can’t resist playing with a cookie cutter. When I laid all of these out on the counter, with their ever-so-slightly different depths, they look like flowers in different stages of opening. . . #optimismandco #porcelain #simple #clayplay #havefunwithit #livingwithceramics ##virtualartwalksjis #whatsfordinner #ceramics #pottery #flowersforthewin #springtime
A peek at what’s drying in my Eastsound studio—handbuilt berry bowls in a sleek black clay, with a dish to catch the juices or to use separately. With all the victory gardens I hear about being planted (isn’t that great?!), we’re gonna need some pretty bowls to show off the fruits 😉 of our labor, right? . . #optimismandco #ceramics #inthestudio #artiststudio #ceramist #pottery #virtualartwalksjis #blackclay #pottery #functionalart #useful #bowl #berrybowl #pinchbypinch #eastsoundartwalk #orcasisland
I see the bulb form in many of my creations including these vessels that can hold salt, sugar, cinnamon, dried herbs, etc. Hand built stoneware, set of 3, about 3.5” tallest. . Bulbs are a plant’s energy storehouse and represent potential, ready to bloom! Wouldn’t these look fun on a counter next to fruit and vegetables. I didn’t grow up gardening so I approach putting seeds and starts in the dirt like a kid in science class, following all the ‘rules’ on gardening websites and YouTube videos and getting a thrill when something sprouts. . #virtualartwalksjis #optimismandco #orcasisland #ceramist #pottery #eastsoundartwalk #shoplocal #handbuiltpottery #pinchbypinch #stoneware #natureinspired
Wow! Here we are at the 2nd #virtualartwalksjis. I’m going to #putabirdonit 😂 straightaway with these hand built bird pitchers for cream, syrup or whatever you wish really. I’m not a morning person and the chirping at my window this Spring has been like a bugle call at the crack of dawn, not the most welcome for a night owl like me, but certainly reassuring that another day is beckoning and I do love their evening chorus, the frog song and the cacophony of critter cries, so I keep my windows open for all of it! . #optimismandco #artiststudio #ceramics #ceramist #potter #islandlife #artwalk #eastsound #orcasisland #localart #pitcher #handbuilt #pinchbypinch #birdart #pottery
Every 3rd Thursday from 4-8pm. Come hang out and see what’s new in the studios and galleries of artists on the #sjis for the #virtualartwalksjis. CALLING all artists on our islands too! Come join in the fun and spread some art community ❤️. . #optimismandco #feltandceramicsstudio #eastsoundartwalk #virtualartwalksjis #madeinthesanjuans #orcasisland #oi_artlist #orcasstrong #islandstrong

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