Jerry Fowler "Ephemeral Rising" at the Joyful Jewel 6-2-15

"Ephemeral Rising"
Jerry Fowler
Pottery

Branching out from his well-loved cosmic piggies and sonic chickens, Jerry Fowler has made a few abstract sculptural pieces.  "Ephemeral Rising" is the 3rd in a series and shows a different kind of branching out!  Jerry says this sculptural vase represents his own imagining of "primordial life coming up from the aqueous phase to the atmospheric stage of life, forming the substance of life."  It is so easy to see that in his former professional life, Jerry was a scientist!

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Jerry Fowler "blue Mugs" at the Joyful Jewel 12-6-13

"Blue Mugs"

Jerry Fowler

Ceramic, Various sizes

$17 each

Jerry Fowler has new designs in blue mugs.  These are such a pretty blue with great handles and just the right size for a steaming mug of hot chocolate.  Take one to grandma, put one in your office and use one on Sunday during the 38 degree weather at the Pittsboro Christmas Parade!  You can also visit Jerry at his studio as this is his first year on the Chatham County Studio Tour -- this weekend and next.

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HP Pelzel & Sandra Boyd Pelzel "Ceramic Rattle" at the Joyful Jewel 11-26-13

"Ceramic Rattle"
HP Pelzel & Sandra Boyd Pelzel
Ceramic Pod, ~ 6" x 2 3/4"
$20

Just the thing to have sitting on your desk, a ceramic rattle by HP & Sandra Pelzel!  When you need to remember the mirth, shake the rattle and do a little dance.  When you're feeling stressed shake the rattle fast and hard to let it all out.  When your sister comes in let her do the rattling reminding her that you used to play with her when she was a baby - by, what else, shaking her rattle.  And after she reminds you that you actually took the rattle away from her, you can say, "Yes but I am giving you this one now!"

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Linda Collura "Fairy with Butterfly" at the Joyful Jewel 10-26-13

Fairy with Butterfly
Linda Collura
Ceramic Sculpture, ~ 5" x 4"
$85

Amazed -- this sweet fairy entranced with the butterfly that has landed on her shoulder, and me looking at the engaging scene that Linda Collura has fashioned with her clay.  I know that pose, frozen in time, with awe at nature's bounty, pointing toward the Divine.  Quiet, still, fully focused, not wanting even the slightest of movement to interrupt the preciousness of the moment.

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Debbie Englund "Face Mug" at the Joyful Jewel 5-8-13

Face Mug

Debbie Englund

ceramic, ~ 4" x 4 1 /2"

$25

          Get your morning off to a laugh and wake up too, with this whimsical face mug by Debbie Englund.  I love the eyebrows and red lips, but most of all I love, because I recognize it, the exasperated expression that one sees in their loved ones when silliness takes over!

          Debbie says, "Each piece is unique.  Just like all over the world no two faces are exactly the same.  After I have the vessel-mug, jug etc. (or plaque), I’ll usually start with the nose and then make the other features fit the face.  After applying the features I’ll do a little carving to enhance the expression.  I’m happy when their faces make people smile.  Also they are dishwasher and food safe.

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Carolyn Levy "Curvy Platter/Bowl" at the Joyful Jewel 5-6-13

Curvy Platter/Bowl with Leaves

Carolyn Levy

Pottery, ~ 13 1/2" x 9"

$45

          This cross between a platter and a blow would hold a variety of delicious dishes, adding to their flavor with it's glistening green leaves and welcoming shape.  Carolyn Levy fashioned this flouncing platter by hand and adorned it with several veined leaves, I'm thinking Beech tree leaves.  The smooth glaze and creamy subtle tones of green-tinged with an undescribable earth tone is especially satiny giving the impression of softness and a swirling dance.                              ~ Mariah

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