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June 15, 2017

Canne Holladay- Seattle, WA

June 15, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Canne Holladay- Seattle, WA

Canne draws inspiration from cell being defined as “any one of the very small parts that together form all living things.”

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June 15, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
April 24, 2017

Amy Simons- Seattle, WA

April 24, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Amy Simons- Seattle, WA

Amy considers each coil like a stitch in a knitted sweater, that doesn’t stand out as an individual loop, but if broken would unravel the whole garment.

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April 24, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Amy Simons
April 06, 2017

Isaac Howard- Seattle, WA

April 06, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Isaac Howard- Seattle, WA

Isaac Howard blends the fluidity of the potter's wheel and the path of the fire with the kiln in his tableware.

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April 06, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Isaac Howard
April 04, 2017

Chad Gunderson- Tacoma, WA

April 04, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Chad Gunderson- Tacoma, WA

http://chadgundersonart.com

Chad Gunderson aims to incorporate many of the same enticing qualities that he admires in scholars’ rocks including: asymmetry, openness, texture, and a kinship to mountainous landscapes or figures.  

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April 04, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Chad Gunderson
April 03, 2017

Joe Wilkinson- Seattle, WA

April 03, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Joe Wilkinson- Seattle, WA

http://www.joewilkinsonstudio.com/

Abstractions of natural world  phenomena, from cosmic supernova to mangrove root systems, make their way into everything Joe Wilkinson creates.

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April 03, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Joe Wilkinson
April 03, 2017

Lisa Conway- Vancouver, WA

April 03, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Lisa Conway- Vancouver, WA

http://www.lisaconway.com/

Lisa Conway abstractions beautifully engage the viewer and entice a reaction. She wants her artwork to remind us of our own bodies, whether they be blushing or sagging, ticklish, tender, erect or deflated.

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April 03, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Lisa Conway
March 31, 2017

Patsy Cox- Northridge, CA

March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Patsy Cox- Northridge, CA

http://www.patsycox.com/

Patsy Cox configures multiple parts into a menagerie of shapes and color.I use forms and textures found in nature in extreme repetition to capture the constantly expanding and reconfiguring urban landscape. 

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March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Patsy Cox
March 31, 2017

Sam Scott- Shoreline, WA

March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Sam Scott- Shoreline, WA

http://www.samscottpottery.com/

Sam Scott chooses forms, functional or not, that are  predominantly reduced to the elemental such as cylinder, sphere, or plate. He has developed three distinct bodies of work over the years.

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March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Sam Scott
March 31, 2017

Marge Levy- Seattle, WA

March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Marge Levy- Seattle, WA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marge-levy-60462123

Capturing a moment and savoring it; for Marge Levy that is the pleasures of making highly decorated vessels where edges and pattern unite.

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March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Marge Levy
March 31, 2017

John Chwekun- San Diego, CA

March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
John Chwekun- San Diego, CA

http://www.johnchwekun.com/

"Eyes widen and narrow under adjusting brows. Heads tilt, lean in, or turn away.  I wish viewers would literally engage in dialogue with the artwork before them...," offers John Chwekun.

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March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
John Chwekun
March 31, 2017

Carol Gouthro- Seattle, WA

March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Carol Gouthro- Seattle, WA

http://www.carolgouthro.com/

When Carol Gouthro starts working on a new sculptural piece, she is often responding to something she is captivated by. It might be something something in her garden or it might be something she sees in her tool drawer- like the elegant line of a plastic French curve.  

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March 31, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Build or BUST 2017
Carol Gouthro

Rat City Studios, where we live, work, garden, and make pottery is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle,
The Duwamish People, past and present. We are long term-visitors and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.