Asheville Ceramics Gallery

Recently, I was asked to join ten other artists in a new venture in the Asheville RAD!   Founded by Joey Sheehan of Melting Mountain Pottery,  I am honored to be a part of an amazing group of potters! Please join us for the official grand opening of our new cooperative gallery in the Phil Mechanic Studios.

Check out our webpage here:

http://www.ashevilleceramics.com/

and make sure to"like" our facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/AshevilleCeramics

Asheville Ceramics Gallery, 

located at 109 Roberts Street in the heart of the River Arts District, is now open and will host a Grand Opening Celebration on May 11.  Come check us out on Saturday from 10-6.

-lots of great pottery from 11 local artists

-snacks and refreshments

-live music and pottery demonstrations

-pottery raffle featuring one piece from each artist in the gallery

-tons of fun!!!

Asheville Ceramics Gallery is a new cooperative gallery that I have founded in the Phil Mechanic studios building.  We are a group of local artists who have come together to collectively display and sell our work in a clean and comfortable setting easily accessed by the general art seeking public.  We hope to provide access to our best work and continue to educate with ongoing in shop demonstrations and discussion.  The gallery is always manned by one of our own artists with a solid background in the clay process.  Please come by any time Tuesday through Sunday form 10-6 to see whats new at the Asheville Ceramics Gallery.

studio stroll

this weekend was the river arts district studio stroll...

it was fun to be a fly on the wall, while still being involved. we drove up saturday morning to see hundreds of people milling around the areas. HUNDREDS.... i was overwhelmed. luckily, my pots were in BFT so i stayed in the studio and worked on the pots i have made since i've been here.

here a few pics of my building. i wish i had taken more of the studio stroll as a whole, but....i didn't.

a couple of my super cool studio mates selling their pots

beautiful mountain morning

97 roberts street (not to be confused with the roberts street studios)

97 c thats where we b

all in a day

check out this article in the 

asheville citizen times

lots of really awesome pictures!

i've been doing a lot of hand building this week because my wheel was out of order. i learned that hand building is much slower than i thought! seemed like i used to be much more efficient. i am using some new molds: i blame them...HA!

the wheel is now back in working order. my hubby replaced the mother board (ugh, i hate that term, that same term has killed several of my computers!!!). i can't wait to get going!!!

 now, i am on my way back to beaufort. i intend to fire back to back glaze firings. i will also pack up the studio...its going to be really hard.  i loved the heck out of my little building. BUT i am so so sooooo happy to be moving into my new studio in asheville. 

thats all for now

as always, wishing you the best and thanks for reading!

~trista

keepin it local...

i just wanted to take a second to thank aqua restaurant for supporting one of their local potters!

(thr pottery, duh!)

 i am excited and honored to be working with aqua to get them a line of pottery for the restaurant to use in place of commercial serving ware.

 AND aqua is now also featuring fresh, seasonal foods from local and north carolina farmers and fisherman.

as a consumer and a provider i want to say "thank you aqua" ! i hope this encourages more businesses to keep it local here in beaufort!

check out their website
.http://www.aquaexperience.com/index.htm

go now! run! don't walk!
thank them for promoting positive change in BFT.
thank them for helping to preserve small scale and local farmers and supporting local crafts people!.
why not?
with a mouth wateringly delicious menu and a fabulous wine list....what do you have too lose?


until next time my friends...

wishing you well!
and thanks for reading!

~trista