Please meet Barbara Gregoire ~ Summer Breeze Pottery    
    The swirling colors of windblown sandstone and the brazen shapes of rust colored lichen inspire my pottery. The texture of tree trunks and their dendrite branches reaching toward the sun, remind me that nature is the essence of our existence. These patterns give my pottery vitality, but it is as if the clay has its own attitude beneath my hands as the shapes emerge.
     My “Woodware” teapots and casserole dishes are an after effect of years of photographing trees. The “Modernglyphic” bowls are the outcome of my doodling with liquid clay in a squirt bottle! “Modernglyphics” is my term created probably because I am so captivated by Native American rock art…my version!
     I create functional and decorative pieces in both high and low fire flames. Clay is a material of all life times, coming from the ground and linking today with long ago. The process of creating pottery is quite elemental, yet so magical. As I combine water, earth and fire my pieces hint of nature while evoking a smile from their appearances. With a whimsical splash of color and a humorous attitude, I want others to feel the comfort-giving qualities of my simple yet intricate art forms.

~Barb Gregoire can be reached at PO Box 883281, Steamboat Springs, CO 80438 or Ph: 871-4615 or Email: smrbrz2@aol.com

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