Sandwich
Host: Cory McCrory in the backyard of her home & studio
Cory grew up at the foot of a sewing machine. Everyday she would watch her mother break down design ideas into pattern pieces that fit together into 3d creations. Cory embraces this method of creation to hand build her functional and playful ceramics.
Amy’s love of ceramics is closely related to her relationship with food and drink. She create pots that are intended to bring joy to the small moments in life. Amy’s work is wood fired in a train kiln. The firing process takes her simple forms and does a lovely job of doing the rest— trapping carbon on the surface, highlighting the iron present in the clay, and pooling natural glaze in a crevice. The result is earthy and humble. Perfect for serving up dinner!
Natalie is a Chicago-based ceramicist. She has spent more than two decades working as a studio artist and ceramics instructor. Natalie currently teaches classes at The Clay and Company in Deerfield IL, The Art Center Highland Park, and Gnareware Workshop in Chicago. Her work is recognizable for its graphic surface treatments, ranging from the dark and creepy to fanciful floral patterns. Natalie has her BFA in Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago.
Joy and play are evident in Lindsey’s studio practice along with a dash of the dark side. She loves making up stories about the animals that end up on her pots. The surface decoration is meant to draw in the viewer, but upon further investigation the whimsy of the piece leads to a more serious undertone.
Gary likes to play in the mud. He likes to make things. He likes to make things that make him happy & make other people happy too! Focusing on functional pottery that can enhance your everyday rituals & enjoyment of handmade objects.
Kenyon’s work is made of soda fired porcelain and stoneware clays. His ideas are generated and inspired by the everyday experience, patch work quilts, structure and patterns found in nature.
Jam and Bee is a collaboration between husband and wife, Ben and Laura Gallardo. Their colorful and whimsical ceramics aim to break the mundanity of the everyday. Their designs draw from Laura’s childhood: a clash of standardized uniforms, strict and banal restrictions with rebellious pops of color, silly patterns, and her loud and vibrant culture in the background vying for recognition. They live in the Chicago suburbs with their cats, mismatched pottery collection, and a growing garden they hope to turn into an orchard.