A Noah's Ark of animals sculpted into vessels and teapots. I have spent my life totally enthralled with Mother Earth and all of her artist expression...Flora, fauna, and good basic rock have fascinated me. With the media of clay I can use an effort to bring the essence of the Earth to the viewer and the user. My carved pottery uses exides and the minimum of glazes and underglazes. My effigy pots are stained in colors only when necessary to capture the animal in question. A beautiful glaze is a lovesome thing, but I want people to see the rock, so the rock is what I present in a peon of praise to our beloved planet. We are all bound to the Earth and, when someone handles my pottery I want them to feel the joy of this bond in their heart.

Click here to see how the teapots are made.

Celebrating our 30th anniversary, we are presenting a month of Jewelry and Fiber Trunk Shows each week-end in December. Each artists' work will remain in the store through out the holidays.

The final week of artists showings will be only at our Uptown Park Location. Artists will be in the gallery Saturday Dec 15 from 12 to 5 .

The third week of trunk shows feature Mary Rogers, a local artist who teaches drawing and jewelry making at Bellaire High School. Mary's work is distinctive in color, texture, and a recognizable design style. Also on schedule is Renaldo Ronquillo who has won awards for his creative designs, and has been granted the title of Master Bench Jeweler by the Jewelers of America. He works mostly in 18k gold and colored stones. The award winning pearl and diamond pin is truly amazing. Returning again this week is Mary Lowe whose Russian Princess glass, crystal, and pearl creations have been a real holiday success.

The second week-end shows feature the works of Mary Lowe and Lorie Burnette. Mary is a Houston artist and creates her Russion Princess necklaces from the turn of the century glass beads from Europe, along with crystals and pearls. Her work is all done with colored copper wire so it can be perfectly molded to fit.

Lorie Burnette, another Texas artist, works with fiber. Each scarf is individually wrapped and painted by hand using a brush. She used various silds in her work: Charmeuse, Chiffon, Crepe de Chine and China sild. Each with a different weight and luster.

Our first show will feature the national sales representative from Holly Yashi Jewelry, local artists Donna Engebetson who specializes in 22k unique granulation pieces, and Etta Hughes who is a jewelry and fiber artist specializing in one of a kind beaded wearable art jewelry.