| IN OUR GALLERY
POTTERY
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Joni Brown
To view Joni's pieces available for purchase at the Mustard Seed click image. |
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Gerry Dinnen
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Ron Korczynski
Award winning artist, Ron Korczynski's ceramics are included in museums and private collections throughout the United States and abroad. His work has appeared in many shows and is featured in more than 20 shops and galleries throughout the United States.
Ron is known for his colorful low-fire works. They may be classified as pottery with their functional forms of teapots, platters, vases, bowls and mugs. However, they are more sculptural in nature, each piece telling a story as three-dimensional painting in earthenware.
In addition to his low-fire work, Ron has beautiful and vibrant high fired pieces available. The high fired work offers traditional functional forms with whimsical additions.
To find out more about Ron and to view his work, visit his web site at www.korczynskiceramics.com. All items found on Ron's web site may be purchased through The Mustard Seed Gallery. |
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Mandy Parslow
Mandy received a degree in ceramics at Cardiff University in 1994. She established her studio in the Glen of Aherlow, Ireland in 1999 and has exhibited her work on both sides of the Irish Sea and now at the Mustard Seed Gallery in the USA.
Mandy uses wood fire salt glazing for her work. Salt glazing is a highly unpredictable process, with the ability to crreate surfaces of great depth and subtlety. Each piece is unique and a record of the salt and flame movement in a particular firing. In a world of mass production and uniformity, it is a challenging and hugely rewarding process. The result: serendipity. |
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Debbie Jacobs - Sera
Mustard Seed Potter
A biologist by trade and a teacher by passion, Debbie came to clay to play! As she developes as a potter, she is learning that fuctional form strongly motivates her to continue to play. Her work invites itself to be held and enjoyed.
Debbie has developed her playful style in her work with the earthenware clay body and a generous use of underglazes. Incorporating strong vibrant colors and the whimsy of doodling, her bowls and platters bring smiles to the day.
Stoneware pieces are strong and free spirited. Debbie prefers working with earth tone glazes and her pottery is rich in the blue and brown pallets. Frequently working in groupings, her soup bowls, beer-drinking vessels and mugs are in constant demand.
To view Debbie's pieces available for purchase at the Mustard Seed Gallery click image. |
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Willi Singleton
Willi Singleton was introduced to high temperature wood firing during an apprenticeship in Tamba, Japan in 1982. The simplicity and power of the Tamba wood fired climbing kilns awed him. From that beginning, Willi has focused on firing with wood. After leaving Tamba, he traveled extensively within Japan investigating possibilities for further study. He was eventually drawn to Mashiko where he learned how to throw on the kickwheel and participated in kiln building projects.
After two years in Mashiko, he returned to the United States and established Pine Creek Pottery in Kempton, PA. Willi built a four-chamber noborigama kiln as part of his pottery studio.
Most of his pots are kickwheel thrown and fully glazed. His glazes are made mostly from material coming from the surrounding area - creek clay, wood ash, corn stalk ash and rice hull ash. He also uses feldspar, kaolin, silica and two oxides from the ceramic supply house. |
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Margaret Timm
Margaret Timm is the owner of the Mustard Seed Gallery and Pottery Studio. To view Margaret's pieces available for purchase click image. |
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Brigita Vingelis
Mustard Seed Potter
"Wannabe potter" discovered the Mustard Seed Gallery and Pottery Studio in 2003. Her interest in pottery exploded into a passion for clay through which she has found a new way to express herself.
Brigita's imaginative style focuses on developing small-scale functional pottery. Her lidded forms are an enchantment for children of all ages. These pieces have been known to contain the owner's most special possessions from rosaries to fragrant oils, from jewelry to treasured keepsakes.
The leaf has become another source of Brigita's delightful inspirations. The leaves of hosta, gingko, St. Anne's Lace plants have all been used to design her platters, dishes, bowls and mugs.
To view Brigita's pieces available for purchase at the Mustard Seed Gallery click image. |
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METAL
| Bill Timm Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bill began his journey as an artist in his early teens by being selected to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts at Bucknell University.
Now living in Knoxville, Tennessee, Bill's work continues to be influenced by his Pittsburgh roots. His metal sculpture utilizes the steel that is synonymous with Pittsburgh.
Exhibiting throughout the United States, Bill's work is included in numerous private collecions as well as the University of Connecticut; the city of Amarillo, Texas; the Knoxville Public Library, Knoxville, Tennessee; Children's Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. He is registered with the International Registry of Artists and Artwork. His professional memberships include the Foothills Crafts Guild, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists and the Southern Highland Craft Guild.
In addition to the Mustard Seed Gallery, Bliss Home and Art, Knoxville, Tennessee and the Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina represent Bill.
To view Bill's metal pieces available for purchase at the Mustard Seed Gallery click image. |
JEWELRY
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Barbara Fletcher
Barbara’s jewelry is inspired by God’s Word and the beauty of Creation. She integrates natural elements such as semi-precious gem stones, metals, glass and pearls into unique designs. Her hope is to remind the wearer to celebrate the beauty and abundance of God’s gifts.
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