Clay Alliance – Pottery group with the mission of raising the profile of clay and clay artists in the Greater Cincinnati area.

@mariehamaker at #carvingsbygandzpottery just sent

@mariehamaker at #carvingsbygandzpottery just sent us this reel of the Trophy for this year's Best of Mug 2023 for our Clay Alliance Members! Come vote with us on December 2nd from 10-2pm and hear the winner announced at 2:30pm at the Clifton Recreation Center or shop early and see the winner announced here on our page. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!
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Mark your calendars for the next Final Friday on S

Mark your calendars for the next Final Friday on September 29th! As always, thanks for all of your support!

Join us tonight! The Clay Alliance Gallery will be

Join us tonight! The Clay Alliance Gallery will be open from 5-9pm in the Pendleton Art Center. We’re on the 4th floor, gallery 400B. There is an elevator and valet parking is available. Come see the many wonderful artists that work inside the Pendleton and showcase their work each Final Friday!

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Bio from Miche

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Bio from Michel Keidel

I’m a recovering advertising creative getting back to my fine arts roots.
I minored in pottery in college, 45 years ago. Now I’m a member of Core Clay and I only do MoFish. They are fun and funky and it’s up to the consumer to figure out what to do with them.
I so enjoy making them.

🔅 Find Michel’s work alongside many others this Friday in Gallery 400B at the Pendleton Art Center. We’ll be there from 5-9pm 🔅

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Igor started v

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Igor started very young and has received accolades for his work, including admission to art school at very young age. His work was exhibited (and now part of permanent collection) at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Igor graduated from very prestigious Art College "Muhinskoe" as a ceramic artist. After that he was offered employment as an artist from oldest European porcelain factory “Lomonosov Porcelain Factory”. There he learned allot of secrets of this fascinating and intricate material and now he is well known for quality of his work. And now Igor Mintch continues the best traditions of European porcelain sculpting and painting in ceramic.

From 1987 till 2001 Igor worked together with another artist - Irina Ilina. Together they accomplish many government commissions all around Russia and Europe. As artists, couple was financially and critically successful in their St. Petersburg home, but gave it all up to come to the United States and get away from the oppressive conditions under which they worked. Igor always wanted to share the beautiful world of his visions with other people.

In 1993 Igor was offered a status of "Extraordinary Artist Valuable for American Culture" from the Federal Government and settled in the US.

1993-2001 Igor worked as a sculptor for Doc Holliday Molds Inc. in Nicholasville, KY.

In 2001 Igor Mintch founded IMDceramics, company specializing in molds for ceramic and glass industries. He participated in numerous art shows individually and as a part of a group.

Much of his artwork is mixture of classical and contemporary themes, a combination that fascinates the artist.

🔅Come see Igor’s work alongside many others in Gallery 400B for Final Friday at the Pendleton Art Center. Friday August, 25th, from 5-9pm. 🔅

Final Friday is this Friday! Come see us at The Pe

Final Friday is this Friday! Come see us at The Pendleton Art Center, Gallery 400B, from 5-9pm.

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to Final F

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to Final Friday! Mark your calendars for the next one, August 25th, Gallery 400B, in the Pendleton Art Center.

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Sarah Horn Cer

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Sarah Horn Ceramics is the name of my Cincinnati based clay studio where I make work that combines my love for local architecture and surface exploration.

I am a full time high school art teacher, a wife and mother, and an artist. I create my work in the snatches of time I can sneak into my home studio. Lately that time has been spent exploring new methods of printing onto clay.

🔅 Come see Sarah’s work alongside many others this Friday at the Pendleton Art Center in Gallery 400B from 5-9pm 🔅 @sarahhornarts

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Bio from Clayw

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Bio from Clayworks by CJ/Cindy Zimmerman

I am a self-taught recreational potter from Morrow Ohio with a passion for clay!
I have been working with clay since 1980 with a focus on wheel throwing and hand building. During the mid-1990’s I closed my in-home studio to spend time with my husband and 2 boys.
In 2015 I took a few lessons from a local artist and my passion for clay was quickly renewed. My focus is functional ware with some occasional whimsical creations.
I enjoy spending time with my family, our yellow lab Bailey, boating, swimming, and playing golf.

🔅 Find Cindy’s work alongside many others in Gallery 400B at the Pendleton Art Center this Friday from 5-9pm 🔅

Final Friday is held every month on the last Frida

Final Friday is held every month on the last Friday of each month at the Pendleton Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH. Come see us in Gallery 400B tonight from 5-9pm.

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Marty White’

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Marty White’s Bio

I was born and raised Cincinnati. I married my college sweetheart and we moved to Columbus, IN. We have been married for 40 years. About 10 years ago my hubby and sister decided to expand my hobby and bought a kiln for me. Keep it whimsical and enchanted- that’s the motto.

🔅 Find Marty’s work alongside many others this Friday in Gallery 400B in the Pendleton Art Center from 5-9pm 🔅

Final Friday is this Friday @pendletonartcentercin

Final Friday is this Friday @pendletonartcentercincinnati !

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Devin Boffey is a ceramic artist that typically makes boxes or mugs that have a sculptural aspect or feature carvings. She usually makes one-of-a-kind items and has made a wide array of personalized objects: cups, ashtrays, cake toppers, ring holders, etc. She also likes to experiment by incorporating other materials to her work, such as copper.

🔅 Come see Devin’s work alongside many others in Gallery 400B at the Pendleton Art Center this Friday, June 30th, from 5-9pm 🔅

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Marcia Cochra

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Marcia Cochran
Artist Statement 2023

I feel fortunate to have spent my adult life making pottery. The opportunity to explore forms and glazes has kept me excited and eager to continue working. As a potter, I hope the pottery I make performs well, feels good in the hand, engages the eye, and connects the user to our natural world.

I think I’ve been most influenced in the making of pottery by my mother and father who were raised on large farms where they grew their own food and made many of the items they used in daily living. They passed on to me their deep respect for the functional handmade object.

To make my pottery, I use the potter’s wheel, a slab roller and and extruder. I use a white stoneware clay. All my work is fired to Cone 6 in an electric kiln and is food, dishwasher, oven and microwave safe.

🔅 Come see Marcia’s work alongside many other this Friday in Gallery 400B at the Pendleton Art Center from 5-9pm! 🔅

🔅Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Mel Gaskins Ce

🔅Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Mel Gaskins
Ceramic Artist | Art + Design Teacher | Designer | Traveler

I have been teaching Architecture and Ceramics for the past 30 years. I received my MFA, in Ceramics from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, my BFA, in Ceramics and my BAS in Art Education for Kent State University. I have participated in Artist-in-Resident program at The University of The Arts, and The Archie Bray Foundation, and taught printmaking in Cookstown Australia. My decorative pots reflect my cheeky-ness as I play with polka dots, leopard prints, chickens or landing paper airplanes as surfaces. My sculptural work reflects my love of the variety of flora, fauna and coral or our wonderful world from both above ground and under the sea.

🔅 Come see Mel’s work alongside many others at our Clay Alliance Gallery 400B! We are open this Friday from 5-9pm at Pendleton Art Center for Final Friday!! 🔅

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Our next gallery opening at the Pendleton Art Cent

Our next gallery opening at the Pendleton Art Center Gallery 400B is this coming Friday from 5-9pm!! If you loved Spring Fair, then you’ll love it here! Come see a wonderful selection of handmade wares from our Clay Alliance gallery members. We can’t wait to see you there!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! A talented group of both funct

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! A talented group of both functional and decorative clay artists will have items including mugs, dinnerware, one-of-a-kind art, garden pieces and more at the Annual Spring Pottery Fair TODAY from 10-4pm in East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.
Saturday, May 6th
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1523 Madison Rd @eastwalnuthills #cincinnati
RAIN OR SHINE!!!
Just one block west of the intersection of Woodburn Ave. and Madison Rd. in vibrant East Walnut Hills – with free parking immediately adjacent.

It’s all happening THIS SATURDAY!!! Over 40 amaz

It’s all happening THIS SATURDAY!!! Over 40 amazing clay artists will gather together this weekend in East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati and share their latest work! Pick up something handmade and unique for Mom this Mother’s Day and meet some amazing people! 🥰
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Over 40 of the area’s top clay artists come toge

Over 40 of the area’s top clay artists come together for the Clay Alliance Annual Spring Pottery Fair! Join us for this highly anticipated Cincinnati event!! You’re sure to find a piece you just can’t live without. A talented group of both functional and decorative artists will have items that include everything from mugs and dinnerware to one-of-a-kind art and garden pieces! Mark those calendars! This incredible event is May 6, 2023 from 10-4pm in East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati! For more information visit http://clayalliance.org/

Thank you so much for coming out to Final Friday!!

Thank you so much for coming out to Final Friday!! What a great night! Mark your calendars for the next one on May 26th, 5-9pm at the Pendleton Art Center, Gallery 400B. See you there!

It’s almost time!!!!! Join us SATURDAY MAY 6th!!

It’s almost time!!!!! Join us SATURDAY MAY 6th!!! RAIN OR SHINE!!! From 10-4 at 1523 Madison Rd!!
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🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅 Bio from Ryan

🔅 Gallery Member Spotlight 🔅

Bio from Ryan Durbin

Hi, my name is Ryan Durbin. I am the owner and maker for RD Ceramics. I began my exploration into creating functional pottery in 2007 during high school in Louisville, KY. I am a full-time website developer in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, but always have enjoyed focusing on creating practical & functional artwork in my spare time.

I have continued to improve and experiment within the clay medium ever since my start in 2007 by learning at various local clay studios and studying ceramics at Northern Kentucky University as an undergrad. After learning and experimenting with various techniques in hand-building, wheel-throwing, and firing methods from multiple mentors, I decided it was time to start selling my artwork in 2015 so others can enjoy and appreciate these unique pieces for years to come.

My work is designed to be simple, lightweight, comfortable, and appealing to the eye with my various selection of colorful glazes. I enjoy making everyday dishes, such as mugs, cups, bowls, oil bottles, and spoon rests. My pottery is primarily wheel-thrown, created with white or speckled stoneware clay, and is all food, dishwasher, & microwave safe. I fire my work in an electric kiln to cone 6 (around 2232 degrees Fahrenheit) in an oxidation atmosphere. I also co-host a podcast with my friend Becca Otis called Wheel Talk where we discuss life as a potter, small business owner, and interview other creative peers who are also growing their small businesses.

🔅 Find Ryan’s work alongside many others at Final Friday THIS Friday from 5-9pm at the Pendleton Art Center Gallery 400B 🔅

@rdceramics @wheeltalkpodcast

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