Featured Artists

Featured Artists

	Judy Baker
	Candace Bell
	Maya Bohler See Maya's work on Facebook: Maya Bohler Pottery or contact via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Over a span of 45 years as a potter my work has changed and evolvedthrough many styles. I have been inspired by the ancient Mayan Indian hieroglyphics, the skill and beauty of Chinese brush painting, the serenity of Japanese landscaping and the abundance of my own flower and vegetable gardens. Underlying all these influences is my deep love for the natural world.Some of my most recent work has become more sculptural: mushrooms and turtles encountered during my hikes on the Appalachian Trail, as well as my cacti, acorns, and seed pods. My pottery is meant to be enjoyed every day, whether it is on the table, on a shelf or on the wall.
	Bob Campbell Bob Campbell got his first touch of love with pottery when he saw a PBS show of a Japanese potter who went through the entire process of digging clay, throwing pieces, firing and glazing. "I had done some painting, some drawing, some stained glass, some candle making, some photography, etc. and just thought I'd like to give pottery a try," he says. He made the remark to his wife, who decided that for his 50th birthday she would surprise him with the gift of his first round of classes held at a local Roanoke elementary school with instructor Phil Weaver. "That was 27 years ago," Bob states with a smile, "and I don't plan on stepping away from the wheel or the slab roller any time soon. The feel of the clay is most rewarding." Bob shares about what makes clay so appealing to him as an art medium, "I am primarily tactile and then visual, so clay meets those needs. It's really the therapeutic benefits above a certain look or style that keeps him mired in the clay. "Aesthetically," he explains, "the beauty is in the process." Rather than having a definite shape or goal in mind when he sits down at the wheel, Bob says he prefers to let the work evolve as he handles the clay. "I don't always know when I cut a piece of clay and sit at the wheel exactly where I want to go," he shares, "This keeps mystery in the process for me." Perhaps it's the willingness to "go with the flow: that give his work a balanced and fluid style. Bob can be reached via e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Rebecca Dameron
	Carlos Dowling
	Stephanie Duston Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Instagram: @oddfoxpottery Website: oddfoxpottery.com I first started taking ceramic classes in 2012 and have been pursuing ceramics as my major hobby since 2015. I use both wheel throwing and hand building methods to make functional and decorative pottery. Having a tactile feel to my work is important, so I often try to use matte glazes. My background is heavy in soil and geology, which also influences the feel and structure of my work. Carving clay reminds me of exploring the face of a fresh soil pit, with gradiens of color blending into each other, albeit you generally don't find the bright colors I use in a soil profile! I have recently begun to teach hang building classes in Blacksburg, VA at the YMCA, which is a joy. My work is available online and can be found at local and regional craft shows.
	Carol Eaton
	Rebecca Fowler Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Pottery is a passion for me. When I am in my studio creating, time doesn’t exist, hours pass with no concept of how long I have been working. I am at total peace with the clay and my creator. This journey with clay began in 2008, I had become a caregiver for my Mom and it was suggested that Pottery would be a stress reliever. I took one class and was hooked. I joined the BRPG in 2011 after taking Private Art Classes and many Pottery classes and seminars. I choose to do mostly functional pottery because I want my pieces to be touched and used on a daily basis. I love painting in underglazes because it is similar to water colors in the flow and translucent qualities. I hope to have many years to enjoy and explore clay.
	Cole Franz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cole is a Brambleton Center potter who makes pottery that is mostly functional, round and striped. Her pieces are exclusively for sale at the BRPG annual show and sale.
	Nell J. Fredericksen Sugar Grove Studios (540) 365-7400 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.nellfredericksen.com The natural world, the beauty that I see in everything around me flows both consciously and subconsciously through all my designs. I love taking the raw materials and making them “move” with my hands into the shapes and textures that I picture in my mind. That, plus the play of colors on those shapes with different glazes, produces pottery that is both decorative and functional. Nell has been a professional goldsmith/jeweler and potter for more than 28years. She is an ACV Juried Master Artisan and Juried Round the Mountain Artisan. She teaches a broad slate of Metalsmithing courses for the Floyd Center for the Arts in Floyd, VA
	Judy Lackey
	Lee Niebuhr
	Jim Privitera (540) 985-8698 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.stonewareclay.com Long before I started to work with clay I was a purchased many pieces from small studios and individual potters. I was always impressed with their skill at producing unique work. The gifts and collected work were attractive, functional and had character. In the late 90's I took a class in pottery and started on a journey that eventually led to Earthworks Pottery. Earthworks has two major functions: to teach classes in making pottery, and to sell the ware made at the studio. Potters seem to be a special group of people and the classes are always challenging and interesting. There is a gallery attached to the studio and it is open for browsing and sales.
	Suzanne Sellars susannesellars.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. I enjoy making a variety of pottery forms from bowls and serving platters, to animal themed tea pots (elephants, camels, giraffes, and llamas). I work on the wheel and handbuild both decorative and functional items. I particularly enjoy using a variety of finishing techniques including colored slips, glazes, and carving.
	Joanne Snyder 703-606-3906 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. I have enjoyed making pottery off and on for over 40 years. It started with an adult education class in the mid 1970s. In between raising a family and working full-time, I found studios in Northern Virginia where I could take classes. After retiring and moving to Smith Mountain Lake, I discovered Earthworks in Vinton. Wheel throwing has been my main focus, but I have recently begun taking classes in hand building and I enjoy it a great deal. Although I am strictly a hobby potter, I continue to improve my skills and have found true camaraderie among the group of members of the Blue Ridge Potters Guild.
	Barbara Wise I began my journey with clay in 2004. I experiment with impressions in plates and bowls. For the last few years, I have been making lamps that look like stacked rocks, raku lamps and vases. My pottery is functional and decorative. Pottery has enriched my life in many ways and has become my hobby and passion.