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Chris AlvesherePink Speckle Sculptural Baby JarColored porcelain, handmade grog, wheel thrown + slabs, 4.25x3x3.25
Chris Alveshere is an artist, educator, and co-owner of Workroom Montana, a community arts space in Missoula, MT, and Flecks + Specks, a ceramic grog business. He currently teaches adult and youth community education classes in addition to maintaining a full-time studio practice. Originally from North Dakota, Chris received undergraduate degrees in ceramics and art education from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, MN and his MFA in ceramics from Alfred University.
Dudley AndersonBenchmarkRaku and gold leaf, 4x8x8"
Dudley Anderson was regularly exposed to and inspired by commercial art while assisting his step-father as a child. Even then, he was often directed by his art instructors to explain his "out of the box" creations. He began his journey with ceramics in 1969 at the Ketterer Art Center in Bozeman, MT. In the 80's his ceramic work was displayed in the Missoula Art Museum and consequently, he received invitations to enter works in shows in other states. In more recent years, his interests led him to use exotic woods, leather, resins, and brass to create art, golf putters, and knives. At present, he is creating highly textured vessels by utilizing drying methods while throwing on the potter's wheel with a stick and only one hand and often firing with the Raku method.
Salome AydlettPeople PileEarthenware, glaze, 15.75x15.75x15.75"
Salomé Aydlett is a sculptural ceramicist based in Missoula, MT, and a 2024/2025 Ceramics BFA recipient at the University of Montana. Originally from Winona, MN and a family of artists, Salomé grew up playing with clay. It is their first language and their child-like relationship to clay remains present in their work. Salomé's work primarily centers on the human body and its physical connection to language--how language is formal (shape based and three-dimensional) and can be integrated and manifest in the physical composition of the body.Salomé balances their art practice with spending time outdoors and just generally trying to do as the plants do and photosynthesize. They love to ski, bike, and hike. In addition to their passion for the natural world, Salomé fosters a deep-hearted appreciation for a good bowl of soup. Soup is the main fuel for their artistic practice, and for that they will forever be grateful.
Steve BelzAtmospheric SeriesCeramic, terra sig, seaweed, copper oxide, 6x6x6"
Steve Belz is a sculptor, educator, and artist whose work investigates the intersection of contemporary life and the natural world, seeking to foster deeper connections with others and nature. Raised in Olympia, Washington, Steve developed a lasting reverence for the environment that continues to inform and inspire his creative practice. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College before moving to a small mountain town in Colorado, where he spent more than a decade working as a potter and carpenter. His commitment to both art and learning eventually led him back to academia, culminating in an M.F.A. from Kansas State University. In 2015, Steve returned to Washington State to lead the ceramics program at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, where he is a tenure-track professor of art. His work has been widely exhibited, and he remains active in presenting workshops and lectures across the country.
Jesse BrinkerhoffRest and BloomEarthenware and maiolica cremation urn, 6x5.5x3.5"
When my brother and his wife passed in 2020, I knew they needed handmade cremation urns that celebrated the beauty of their lives - something that honored who they specifically were. That knowledge created an opening in me. I quit my job, dove fully into clay, and drew on my ceramics degree from the University of Montana to discover what I hadn't yet known: that my own experiences with grief and gratitude would find their way into the work.
Although I've been a full-time ceramic artist for six years, it was my first summer at farmers markets where I discovered how deeply people wanted their loved ones commemorated in clay. I said yes to five complete strangers who reached out asking for custom urns. I had never made a single one.
I believe deeply in making things with our hands. My work slowly but beautifully has become about celebrating both grief and gratitude - the highs and the lows along the way. So with no real plan and one real intention, Gratitude Ceramics has become a place that holds the complexities of love and loss. My studio sits just outside Missoula, MT. This is where all the transformation happens - where clay becomes ceremony, and memories take form.
Sara CatapanoFlower TilePorcelain, nichrome wire, gold luster, 9x5x2"
Sara Catapano employs the use of forms, textures, and compositions found in nature as design elements in her ceramic sculptures to juxtapose against architectural components that exist in materials reminiscent of industry. She fuses an abstracted reference to plants, bacteria, and geological systems with patterns of growth, decay, degradation, erosion, and gestation to create a biomorphic ingredient which both confronts and reacts to the minimal and formalistic component.
Sara was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended UNC - Wilmington for two years before transferring to UNC - Charlotte where she graduated with a BFA in Fine Art, Ceramics in 2012. She received her MFA in Ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2018. Sara was a resident at Studio 740 (Helena, MT) before arriving as a long-term resident at The Clay Studio of Missoula in Fall 2020.
Tatum Ernst3 of WandsWoodfired ceramic, 5x1.5x1.5"
Tatum is a ceramic sculptor born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Her passion for clay brought her to Missoula where she received her BFA at the University of Montana in 2024.She joined the Clay Studio of Missoula as one of the University of Montana Resident artists in summer 2024. She is currently a studio apprentice for artist Casey Zablocki and a Clay Studio of Missoula intern.
Tatum is interested in pushing the boundaries of functionality, re-imagining how ceramic objects can operate beyond their obvious roles in our daily lives.
Robert HarrisonBray Brick Shard Silo With Two FiguresCollected vintage porcelain multi fired with china-paint, ceramic decals, gold luster, reclaimed steel wire, mesh with vintage Archie Bray brick shards, 10.5x8x6"
Robert Harrison is a practicing artist who lives and works in Helena, Montana, USA. He has built his 30+ year career in the large-scale site-specific architectural sculpture realm along with smaller-scale studio activity out of his Granitewood Studio just west of Helena.He holds BFA and MFA degrees in Ceramics and is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva), founding member of the World Association of Brick Artists (WABA) and Fellow of NCECA (the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts). His exhibition and installation record is global and extensive.
Amanda KrolczykLumiereSoda fired ceramic, 15x4x7"
Amanda Krolczyk is a woodworker and ceramic artist based in Missoula, Montana. Her artistic practice is deeply rooted in the natural beauty and rugged landscapes of the Rocky Mountains, which have profoundly influenced her choice of materials and thematic elements across her diverse body of work. Amanda earned her BFA in Ceramics and Sculpture from the University of Montana in 2014. Following her graduation, she immersed herself in the local art scene, serving as a curator for a gallery in Missoula before joining Opportunity Resources Inc., where she taught ceramics to adults with disabilities. In 2017, Amanda founded Plaid Beaver Co., her own business dedicated to creating and selling artwork. Since then, she has been a prominent figure in Montana's art community, with her work featured in numerous curated and juried exhibitions and publications throughout the West. Amanda's journey into the arts was unconventional; initially a pre-med student, she found herself disillusioned with the medical field. It was through a serendipitous course enrollment that she discovered her passion for ceramics under the instruction of Beth Lo, a pivotal moment that redirected her career path. Her background in biology continues to inform her artistic practice, blending scientific curiosity with creative expression.
Phil MahnGreen TeaMidrange Woodfired, thrown/altered, found objects, 9x8x8"
Philip Mahn was born and raised in Great Falls and currently lives near Missoula. His development as a potter has been through independent study, mentoring, and a variety of community ceramic studios like the Paris Gibson Square, The Clay Studio of Missoula, University of Montana, and the Archie Bray Foundation. His work is a collaboration of the intuitive interaction with clay and the embracement of the firing processes that make it uniquely ceramic.
Melissa MylchreestPair of VesselsStoneware, larger: 4x3x3" smaller: 4.5x2x2.5"
Melissa Mylchreest is a freelance writer, editor and maker based in western Montana.She writes about everything from bluegrass bands to architecture, barn raisings to evolutionary biology, ranch hands to fine artists. She holds a MS in environmental studies as well as a MFA in creative writing, both from the University of Montana, and has taught college-level classes in composition, creative writing, and environmental literature. Her nonfiction has been published widely, and she is also an award-winning poet. She occasionally works as an editor, and especially enjoys collaborating with artists and scientists on their written work: Artist's statements, pedagogy, research findings, etc. When she's not writing she spends her time working as a director of a national journalism nonprofit. And when she's not writing OR working, she likes making functional art - usually out of clay, but not always. She also enjoys cooking, growing food, and spending as much time as possible outdoors with her two-legged and four-legged friends.
Kelsey OchsJar BottleStoneware/wood fired ceramic, 13x4.75x4.75"
Kelsey Ochs is a ceramic artist, and the owner of Throw Ceramics in Missoula. Her ceramics practice focuses on functional stoneware and porcelain forms intended for everyday use. She has been working with clay in one form or another for over 20 years. Her training as a studio artist and architect informs her work, and she is constantly refining her choices of clay bodies and glazes with functionality and aesthetics in mind.
Mary K PorterMoon ShotsCone 6 porcelain, 10x8x2 (tray) and 3x3x2.5" (each cup)
Mary K. Porter is a ceramic artist formerly based in Kansas City MO. She now lives in Missoula, MT and celebrates "the precious ordinary" by making art that is out of the ordinary.
Marnie PrangeBoreal Forest Delta VaseHigh-fire porcelain, 6x8x4"
"Ceramics have been a constant in my life since early childhood. My mother, Sally Bowen Prange, maintained a studio in the basement laundry room of my childhood home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her career as a ceramic artist flourished. She was my earliest teacher and greatest influence. After receiving a BA in Art with an emphasis in ceramics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, I pursued graduate degrees in creative writing from Hollins University and the University of Alabama, later teaching at universities across the United States. I returned to ceramics in 2016 after raising two sons in the Bitterroot Valley.Currently I am a poet, journalist, and functional potter working as a studio artist at The Clay Studio of Missoula."
David Scott SmithSwamp JokerCone 6 stoneware, 8x4x4"
David Scott Smith is originally from Spokane, WA. He has lived for extended periods of time in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Louisiana. He received his MFA from Louisiana State University and worked for several years at Southern Louisiana University and Flathead Valley Community College teaching ceramics and 3-D design. He currently is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD. David has been featured numerous times in Ceramics Monthly magazine, including the article David Scott Smith: A Bricolage of Light.
Salyn YanceyMug PairCeramic, glaze, 3"x3.75" each
Salyn Yancey is from Martha's Vineyard, an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Raised in commercial kitchens and the restaurant industry, she was immersed in production, design and presentation. Salyn is a BFA graduate of Alfred University where she became intrigued in industry. Sharing a familiar connection to mass produced tableware and architectural elements, the work is drafted, formed, molded and cast. Her practice explores the synergy between hand crafted arts and technology of the past.
Valerie YardleySunneyCeramic crackle glaze, 10x6x3"
Valerie Yardley sometimes feels she is a ceramic artist by chance. She was a weaver many moons ago, had success in Philadelphia and started a tapestry studio. She went on to begin a fabric workshop for adults who were intellectually challenged - she was much more successful with them at keeping straight edges than teaching other adults! Her weavings became dimensional and tubular figures so it was no surprise that when she turned to ceramics she enjoyed the same. She feels her pieces are narrative and is never quite sure what will happen. When people asked me about her weavings as to how long they took, she learned to answer, 'My whole life!' The same is true of ceramics.
Amy YorkHave coffee with us!Ceramic, cone 6 electric, 3.5x4.5x3.5" each
Amy York is a potter and general clay enthusiast. She has a BFA in painting and education from Ohio University. She taught high school art, ceramics and adult education ceramics for a decade in the Montana public school system.Amy makes functional ceramic wares specializing in wheel throwing and cone 6 surface decoration. She currently resides in Huson, MT and her pots are featured in many businesses in western Montana.
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Partly Cloud Sky (Cup #1) Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
Slipcast porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 3x3x3"
Shalene Valenzuela created an exclusive series of just six cups for this year's Potsketch auction, each one a small tribute to Missoula's Mount Sentinel. Incorporating signature elements from her work such as buttons, thread, and dress patterns, each cup is finished with a uniquely hand-painted sky, making every piece one of a kind.
Only six were made, and no additional cups will be produced-making this a rare opportunity to collect a truly limited work rooted in Missoula's landscape.
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Blue Sky/Pink Clouds (Cup #2) Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Clear Sky (Cup #3)Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Hazy and Cloudy Sky (Cup #4) Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Sky at Sunrise (Cup #5)Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
Mount Sentinel Pattern Button with Stormy Fall Sky (Cup #6)Limited edition cup by Shalene Valenzuela
A HUGE Curated Basket of Ceramic Supplies from Frame of Mind!
This basket contains all the ceramic tool essentials and some wonderful specialty items. Great for someone getting their start in clay, as this huge variety of supplies is great for both functional and sculptural approaches. PLUS you get a nifty basket included with your purchase!
This package includes:
Dirty Girls Pottery Tools Square Bat System Donated by our friends at Frame of Mind!
The Dirty Girls Pottery Tools Square Bat System is a nicely made bat system with square inserts that goes on top of your pottery wheel. It also includes 10 inserts! This bat system saves shelf space when throwing bowls and cups on the potters wheel as the inserts take up a much smaller footprint than a larger, round bat.
Bat pin placement: 10" from the middle of one bat pin hole to the other Master bat: 12.5" in diameter .
Extra Long Raku Tongs - 39.5" Donated by our friends at Frame of Mind!
This item is a must for raku enthusiasts - take your items safely out of the raku kiln and place into your combustible filled can with these extra long raku tongs.
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