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surfing with helen bates - june 26, 2008 - usa - resend via e-mail route

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Surfing with Helen Bates - June 26, 2008 - USA
(Attempted send from web interface - did it work???)

Halldor and Gail Hjalmarson (Phoenix , AZ, USA)
http://web.mac.com/hjalmarsonpottery/
(Making sprigs photos and article on their site - and beautiful relief work)

Lisa Harnish (Lisa Harnish Creations) (Chandler, AZ, USA)
http://lisaharnish.com/
(Naked raku forms and bright coloured porcelain sgraffito decorated in
terra sigilata functional pieces)

Patrick Coughlin (Rochester, NY, USA; Gainesville, FL, USA)
http://patrickcoughlin.com/
(MFA candidate at the University of Florida, Gainesville)
(creates functional ceramic art inspired by his family and regional
heritage, using various traditional and contemporary techniques such as
press molding and slip casting with plaster molds, slab building and the
use of wheel thrown elements, along with custom digital decals and
screen-printing processes)

James Tisdale (Austin, TX, USA)
http://jamestisdale.com/
http://www.iotadallas.com/JT.htm
(His "pieces are constructed with terra cotta earthenware by methods of
coiling and
pinching. Once the form is established, the surfaces are then finished
with several
layers of both stains and glaze, which are taken through multiple
oxidation firings of
cone 03 temperature.")

Alan and Donna Podesto (Cloverdale, CA, USA)
(Architectural Ceramic Design Online of Sonoma County)
http://www.architecturalceramicdesign.com/
(Plain thrown utilitarian pottery with sprig designs added in some cases)
("After the piece is thrown by Alan, Donna adds the decorations and does
the finish design.")

Deborah Williams (Willingboro, NJ, USA)
http://www.studiozmedia.com/ClayStudio/artist.php?artist_id=243
http://www.strictlyfunctionalpotterynational.net/images/04sfpn105.jpg
http://www.paep.net/pca_directory_web_08-09.pdf
(Fully functional yet satisfyingly decorative pottery)

Helen
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Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Don't forget to check out your peers at "Clayart Websites"
http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/