Weekly beauty: Pottery

I mentioned that First recently got a new baptismal font, and I got to help shop for the pottery. So the beauty of pottery is fresh in my mind, and here are a couple of the artists we checked out.

Guillermo Cuellar and James Grittner made the bowl and pitcher we selected; sadly, I can't remember which artist made which piece!





We also visited Bungalow Pottery, studio of Ken Chin-Purcell. It's in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, just a couple blocks from Luther Seminary.

His pottery is gorgeous; I adore his glazes. I think it would have been a strong contender if there had been something fitting already available. You'll see from the chalices below that he's done work for other churches. (Photos are from the artist's online kiln log.)














Then, just this week when I had lunch at Central Park Coffee Co. in Owatonna, I saw these ridiculous and delightful little mugs for sale. Once again, I love the glazes. They're made by Bob and Corina Neher of Clay in Motion Pottery Studio. They have an online catalog full of these handwarmer mugs, table settings, and many other pieces. (Photo is from the artists' website.)