Artist: Maren Kloppmann
Title: Cup
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 4"h x 3" diameter

Description: Maren's work has shifted from functional pots to sculptural installations; here is a nice chance to own one of her boldly decorated pots!

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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: (marked AS)
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 6.25"h x 6.25"w x 3"d

Description: This delightful bird-shaped vessel is marked "AS" on the underside. Although whimsical in appearance, the surprisingly lightweight of this well-made piece testifies to the skill of its maker, as does the expertly fashioned curve of the handle. Shino-glazed porcelain takes on lustrous tones of smoky gold, creating a ceremonial effect.

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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: Jessica Gotkin
Title: Opal Platter
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 12" diameter

Description: Opal blues and pale lavender tones mix dreamily on this porcelain platter, high-fired and appropriate for use on the table or as a decorative accent.

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Artist: Jen St Cyr
Title: Vase
Medium: White stoneware
Size: 19"h x 8"w x 4"d

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.

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Artist: K B
Title: Square Black Plate
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 11" square

Description: A bold red flourish against a background of blue-black makes this high-fired stoneware plate suitable for decor when not in use.

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Artist: Karen Kleinstuber
Title: Vase
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 16"h x 5.5" diameter

Description: Karen created her dramatic pottery forms in the MCFTA ceramics studio for many years, including this striking shino-glazed vase.

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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: Lori Jacobson
Title: Bear Boat
Medium: Ceramic
Size: 6"h x 6.5"w x 3.75"d

Description: Lori Jacobson creates her delightful sculptures in the ceramics studio at MCFTA, using animal imagery as her subject.

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Artist: Michele Green
Title: Bowl
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 3"h x 7" diameter

Description: Michele Green served as a studio assistant at MCFTA while developing her skills as a potter. This finely potted bowl with its incised rim decoration is pretty enough to use as decoration, but it's high-fired and suitable for use on the table as well.

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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: Jen St Cyr
Title: Purse Tassels (pair)
Medium: Porcelain, leather
Size: 11"L, 13"L

Description: Handmade porcelain beads adorn these leather tassels, perfect for adding a finishing touch to a purse or leash, or making a key harder to lose...

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Artist: Jen St Cyr
Title: Purse Tassels (trio)
Medium: Porcelain, leather
Size: 8"L, 8"L, 14"L

Description: Handmade porcelain beads adorn these leather tassels, perfect for adding a finishing touch to a purse or leash, or making a key harder to lose...

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Artist: Jen St Cyr
Title: Handmade Beads (10)
Medium: Porcelain
Size: dia from .75" to 1.25", length from .5" to 1.25"

Description: Handmade, high-fired porcelain beads, ready to adorn your own jewelry or macrame projects!

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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: Sally Hauser
Title: Floral Pitcher
Medium: Porcelain
Size: 7.5"h x 7"w x 4"d

Description: Sally, a long-time MCFTA supporter, creates her delightful pottery in the Art Center studio, drawing inspiration from gardening for her profusely decorated ceramics.

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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: Peter Jadoonath
Title: Bird Vase
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 11"h x 4.5" diameter

Description: A former MCFTA instructor, Peter runs his own pottery studio and exhibits his delightful work widely. The expressive qualities of the raptor-like bird perched over this nest-like vessel give this piece an especially sculptural quality.

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Artist: (marked "Fisher")
Title: Leaf Tray
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 11"L x 7.5"w

Description: A finely made piece for serving cheeses or fruit.

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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: Laurie Landry
Title: Bowl
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 4"h x 4.75" diameter

Description: Laurie developed her work as a pottery student at MCFTA before moving away and setting up her own studio. This high-fired stoneware bowl shows her strong sense of form and provides a vivid pop of color.

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Artist: Richard Gruchalla, Carrin Rosetti
Title: Raku Pear
Medium: Raku-fired stoneware
Size: 5"h x 3.25" diameter

Description: Richard's workshop at MCFTA took participants through two wonderful days of raku firing techniques. His partner, Carrin Rosetti, collaborates on the work, which is widely exhibited and collected. This pear-shaped form is thrown on the wheel, but doesn't perform any function other than to delight the eye!

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Artist: Sarah Heimann
Title: Teapot
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 5.5"h x 9.25"w x 5"d

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. Notice the knob, in the form of a tiny chair!

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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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Artist: Suze Lindsay
Title: Bowl
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 4.5"h x 4.75" diameter

Description: Suze's subtly altered thrown forms and elegant slip decoration create a feeling of refinement and weightlessness in her functional, high-fired work.

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Artist: Marlys Walters
Title: Covered Box
Medium: Stoneware
Size: 4"h x 7.25"w x 5"d

Description: Marlys created many thoughtfully conceived pieces as a student at MCFTA. This covered box has a nicely organic feeling to its slab-built construction, enhanced by the random effects of the smoky-looking shino glazing.

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Artist: Robert Bowman
Title: Polka Dot Bowl
Medium: Raku-fired stoneware
Size: 3.5"h x 6.25" diameter

Description: Raku ware is fired at a low temperature, so is unsuitable for food use. Instead, use this bowl with its dramatic crackle-glazed interior for dry uses, or as a decorative item.

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Artist: Shush Stoker
Title: Bud Vase
Medium: Soda-fired porcelain
Size: 5.25"h x 3.25" 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 bud vase displays subtle blushes of color and random effects of atmospheric soda firing, and her love of working with porcelain, a notoriously difficult material to master.

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