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Posted on November 11, 2015January 27, 2020 Posted in Functional, Studio NewsTagged ceramics, Felt and Ceramics Studio Shop, handcrafted homeware, handmade kitchen, OptimismandCo, Orcas Island Artist Studio, Orcas Island Artists, pinch pots, quiet color2 Comments

Bud vases, porcelain, 2″-4″ tall

Salt cellar trio, porcelain, 2″-3″ tall

Bud vase and pourer, porcelain, 2″-3″ tall

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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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