Announcing More Art Pottery Visit our On-Line Gallery You can also call us to discuss what you would like and we can ship it to you. Our phone number is (707) 895-2717, or send us e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Recent Work Member of: Mendocino County Cultural Arts page Association of Clay & Glass Artists of California	Wildlife Art Pottery "Wildlife art pottery" best describes our original ceramics. I'm Jan Wax and he's Chris Bing, a potter and a sculptor from Northern California, and we make ceramic art inspired by nature and wildlife. We're fascinated by the creatures that live on our land; tree frogs, pacific giant salamanders, toads, newts, dragonflies, cicadas, etc, and also by exotic animals from other regions, such as panther chameleons, Jackson's chameleons, Madagascar geckos, tarantulas, koi, octopi, etc... Chris sculpts the animals; I make the vessels on a potter's wheel... and we collaborate on vases, lidded containers and other forms. In the Nature series, we join the sculptures to the pots when the clay is still damp. We use stoneware and porcelain clay and the work is fired in a propane gas kiln to temperatures over 2300 degrees fahrenheit. This makes the pieces durable and functional. I also make dinnerware and vases without sculptures, suitable for ikebana and other styles of flower arranging. Chris creates his sculptures individually, sometimes using field guides and other photographic sources. Each piece is original. We do not slipcast or use molds of any kind. You can see our pottery at numerous art fairs throughout California and occasionally in other parts of the country. We'll be letting our web page visitors know the days and locations of upcoming fairs.
	2009 ART FAIR CALENDAR June 5-7 Contemporary Crafts Market Santa Monica Convention Center Santa Monica, CA June 20 & 21 Marin Art Festival Marin Convention Center San Rafael, CA July 11 & 12 ACGA (Clay and Glass Assoc) Show Palo Alto Cultural Arts Center Newell Avenue Palo Alto, CA Aug. 23 & 24 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts University Avenue Palo Alto, CA Sept. 12 & 13 Capitola Arts Festival Capitola, CA Sept. 19 & 20 Mill Valley Art Festival Mill Valley, CA Oct. 2-4 American Art Festival/ Sacramento Sacramento Convention Center Sacramento, CA Our work can also be seen at these galleries listed below: Highlight Gallery Main Street Mendocino, CA Scharffenberger Winery Tasting Room Gallery Hwy 128 Philo, CA Rookie-To Gallery Hwy. 128 Boonville, CA Watch our calendar for results and dates of juried fairs in California, Colorado,Washington and Oregon.
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