Artist: Jen St Cyr
Title: Woman
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 6"h x 6"w x 6"d on base

Description: Jen St Cyr has studied ceramics and sculpture at MCFTA. Her enjoyment of clay and her enthusiasm for creating come through in the scale and vigor of her work. In this piece, she makes a big gesture with an unusually small scale figure.

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Artist: Unknown
Title: Tea Set
Medium: Ceramic

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Artist: Shush Stoker
Title: Serving Dish
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 10.5" diameter

Description: Shush Stoker was an enthusiastic member and major supporter of MCFTA for many years. Most recently, she funded the construction of the ceramics studio's soda kiln shed. This serving dish displays her love of nature-inspired decoration and working with porcelain, a notoriously difficult material to master.

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Artist: Penny Norman
Title: Felted bowls
Medium: Felted wool
Size: 2.25"h x 5"w to 3"h x 7"w

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Artist: Chris Holmquist
Title: Platter
Medium: Earthenware
Size: 9"h x 21"w

Description: Chris Holmquist's charming animal imagery has delighted fans of his work for many years. Although the pieces can be used for serving, this one is wired to hang on a wall when not in use, allowing its charms to be enjoyed at a glance.

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Artist: Cyrus Swann
Title: Red Bowl
Medium: Stoneware, wired for hanging
Size: 15" diameter

Description: This high-fired stoneware serving bowl has a hanging wire incorporated into the foot, so it can be enjoyed on the wall when not in use on the table.

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Artist: Linda Ferguson
Title: Big Blue Bowl
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 5.5"h x 13"w x 13"d

Description: Linda Ferguson is a long-time MCFTA ceramics student, having developed her skills from those of a student to the level of an artist, showing and selling her finely potted functional high-fired work in MCFTA's popular "Arts of the Holidays" show.

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Artist: Linda Ferguson
Title: Covered Vessel
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 7"h x 7"w x 7"d

Description: Linda Ferguson is a long-time MCFTA ceramics student, having developed her skills from those of a student to the level of an artist, showing and selling her finely potted functional high-fired work in MCFTA's popular "Arts of the Holidays" show.

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Artist: Nate Lovas
Title: Sunrise, Temperance River State Park, MN
Medium: Photo giclee on canvas
Size: 24"h x 36"w

Description: Nate Lovas exhibited and sold his photographs in MCFTA exhibitions for years, creating both representational and abstracted imagery, as shown in the pieces offered here. These archival quality giclee-printed photos on canvas require no framing, presenting like paintings on their deep supports.

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Artist: Nate Lovas
Title: Sawtooth Mountains, Grand Portage, MN
Medium: Photo giclee on canvas
Size: 24"h x 36"w

Description: Nate Lovas exhibited and sold his photographs in MCFTA exhibitions for years, creating both representational and abstracted imagery, as shown in the pieces offered here. These archival quality giclee-printed photos on canvas require no framing, presenting like paintings on their deep supports.

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Artist: Nate Lovas
Title: Birch Woods Abstract
Medium: Photo giclee on canvas
Size: 24"h x 36"w

Description: Nate Lovas exhibited and sold his photographs in MCFTA exhibitions for years, creating both representational and abstracted imagery, as shown in the pieces offered here. These archival quality giclee-printed photos on canvas require no framing, presenting like paintings on their deep supports.

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Artist: Becky Ihlow
Title: Space Chicken
Medium: Acrylic on matboard
Size: 10.75"h x 9"w framed

Description: Becky Ihlow's deceptively free-spirited imagery results from her refined color sense, meticulous drawing, and fine paint handling… and love of animals!

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Artist: Robert Bowman
Title: Chip 'n' Dip
Medium: White Stoneware
Size: 3.5"h x 12" diameter

Description: Robert Bowman directs the exhibits program at MCFTA and teaches classes in ceramics. The matte glazing and generous scale of this serving piece are typical of his work. Chips and salsa? Veggies and dip? Shrimp and cocktail sauce? You decide.

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Artist: Gail Kendall
Title: Tiny Luster Bowl
Medium: Earthenware, glazes, gold luster
Size: 1.5"h x 3.5" diameter

Description: Gail's workshop at MCFTA was one of our most popular! But her lavish decorating techniques are more easily seen than mastered, however. This little jewel is perfect for rounding up jewelry or other small items.

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Artist: Sandra Dalton Shaughnessy
Title: Ewer
Medium: Soda-Fired Porcelain
Size: 8"h x 8"w x 2.75"d

Description: Sandra has taught at MCFTA, among other venues, and shown her functional, high-fired work widely. This piece displays her skill at wax-resist glazing especially well.

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Artist: (marked AGPG)
Title: "Bamboo" Tray
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 13"l x 8"w

Description: Bamboo-like handles make this medium-sized tray especially useful for serving, or corraling small items on a desk-top or make-up table.

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Artist: Kirk Freeman
Title: Tumblers (pair)
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 6.5"h x 3.25" diameter

Description: A Bethel College professor, Kirk exhibits and sells his refined vessels and functional pots at shows throughout the region.

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Artist: Kirk Freeman
Title: Pitcher
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 13"h

Description: A Bethel College professor, Kirk exhibits and sells his refined vessels and functional pots at shows throughout the region.

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Artist: Dave Yungner
Title: Faceted Covered Jar and Vase
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 5"h x 3.5" diameter, 6.5"h x 3.5" diameter

Description: A rich iron-red glaze breaks over the facets and edges of these handsome pots by a Northern Minnesota potter.

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Artist: Sarah Heimann
Title: Covered Jar
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 4.5"h x 4" diameter

Description: Sarah's densely inscribed and carved pieces turn her pots into three-dimensional drawings, with the decoration continuing onto the underside of the form. Her labor-intensive process requires spending hours with the pieces to develop their rich surfaces.

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Artist: Steven Hill
Title: Spiral Mug
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 4.5"h x 4.25"w x 3.5"d

Description: Steven Hill's name is familiar to anyone who's perused a ceramics magazine. His ceramic work is complemented by his writings on ceramic techniques and education, and the popular workshops he conducts. His work is characterized by strong, organic movement both in the clay and in the lushly layered glazing that rolls over its surfaces, demonstrating his mastery of this dynamic medium.

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