PAUL BORIAN  Paul Borian estab­lished his pot­tery stu­dio in 2001 on a com­mu­nity farm in Fal­mouth, KY. Paul built most of his stu­dio from scrap met­als and sur­plus trans­mis­sion com­po­nents in an adven­ture in recy­cling and impro­vi­sa­tion. He pro­duces his own stoneware clay body that was engi­neered to with­stand ther­mal shock and endure every day use, and is ideal for bak­ing. His glazes make use of locally gath­ered mate­ri­als such as sur­face clays and wood ash. The kiln is fired with a cus­tomized burner sys­tem pow­ered by waste veg­etable oil reclaimed from the food indus­try. This pot­tery is a reflec­tion of a pio­neer­ing lifestyle based on tra­di­tional val­ues that incor­po­rates 21st cen­tury inno­va­tion. Designed for the art of giv­ing, it makes a unique and mem­o­rable gift intended to serve for a lifetime.

LOUIS and CHRISTINE COLOMBARINI  Over thirty five years ago in mid­dle Ten­nessee, Louis and Chris­tine began to col­lab­o­rate in the cre­ation of clay ves­sels and sculp­tured forms. Bring­ing the sim­plic­ity of clay to life with per­fect form, tex­ture, and color has become an infi­nite chal­lenge. Wear­ing the many hats of artist, pot­ter, designer, sculp­tor, and chemist, the artists strive for excel­lence and cel­e­brate the suc­cess of an aes­thet­i­cally pleas­ing ceramic piece. The Colombarini’s cur­rent cos­mic explo­ration involves two highly spe­cial­ized direc­tions—– Neo-Primitive Saw­dust and Prim­i­tive Pit-Fired Clayworks.

FLAMBEAUX ART POTTERY  Crys­talline glazed Flam­beaux Art Pot­tery is the fusion of cre­ative forces, and very close friends, Bill Camp­bell and Kent Follette.

VICKI GILL  North Car­olina pot­ter, Vicki Gill, make indi­vid­ual pieces of work to be used and to cel­e­brate the every­day joys of liv­ing with hand­crafted pot­tery and art­work. Vicki is inspired by nature and art of the Far East and uses these themes in her work. Tex­ture is impor­tant because she feel her art­work is made to be felt, picked up and explored in the hand.

COURTNEY LONG  Court­ney Long is a pot­ter and teacher liv­ing in the North Car­olina foothills and spe­cial­izes in func­tional and dec­o­ra­tive stoneware and porcelain.

JOEY SHEEHAN  North Car­olina pot­ter Joey Shee­han states, “my func­tional stoneware is a prod­uct of my per­sonal expe­ri­ences and the sur­round­ings in which they have occurred. Nature is beau­ti­ful, inspir­ing and unpre­dictable. I strive to give these same traits to my pots. My work is a reflec­tion of the immense pos­si­bil­i­ties brought forth to our reck­on­ing in nature and in life.”