Odyssey Center
236 Clingman Avenue
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Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts
Ceramics
828.285.0210
odyssey@highwaterclays.com
www.highwaterclays.com
Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts is an educational program of Highwater Clays in Asheville’s River Arts District. The center is a hotbed of lectures, workshop and interactive classes for all ages interested in ceramic arts.
The mission of our studio school and rental studio is to promote understanding, appreciation and professional development in the ceramic arts. The spirit and the programs of Odyssey are based on the philosophy that every individual's capacity is greatly enhanced by community and creative activity. We believe that within each individual lies the potential for creative development.
Blue Fire MacMahon / Blue Fire Studio
Clay Sculpture
828.713.1545
bluefire_1@msn.com
www.blueFIREstudio.etsy.com
Odyssey Center
I work with clay and fire, dreaming the sacred in the moment and bringing that beauty into the literal physical world, into clay.
Dawn Dalto
Ceramics & Mixed Media
828.216.9929
www.dawndalto.net
Odyssey Center
My ceramic work is primarily decorative rather than functional. Forms are mathematically configured with attention to their structure and use, both as individual objects and part of a larger grouping. I consider how the theme of each object will interact to form a family grouping with another.
My current work focuses on personal shrines. It is a visual exploration of my experience in living in different places and transporting my “stuff”, both physical and mental, from one to the next. What do we hold dear? Why do we keep it? and Who is responsible for the baggage? These are the questions that I think of as each new piece emerges.
Colin Duchin
Ceramics
828.277.2020
czduchin@gmail.com
Odyssey Center
Nelle Fastman Pingree / Oy Clay!!! Pottery
Clay
828.505.1500
www.oyclaypottery.com
Odyssey Center
Mon - Fri: 11AM - 6PM Sat: 10AM - 6PM
Sun: Noon - 6PM
Honey Apple with Plate, Stoneware
7" x7" x 3"
The pottery I create comes from my great love of Torah, Talmud and Jewish history. The Judaica that each of us chooses for our home is very personal. For me, the creation of each piece is an act of reclamation. I feel the clay, the earth, the adamah and it pulses with the soul of the Jewish people. I imagine reclaiming that adamah, forming it into something beautiful and useful and sending it back through the fire, not to destroy it, but to strengthen it.
Nelle Fastman Pingree has been an actor and singer/songwriter of contemporary Jewish music for many years. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina, she was introduced to clay and the potter's wheel. She "caught a severe and persistent case of throw-pot" and is now a full time potter.
Peter Fitzpatrick
Ceramics
Odyssey Center
Judith Gates
Clay Potter
828.337.4844
ellenyork01@hotmail.com
By appointment
Ned Guttman / Howland Pottery
Pottery
828.298.6725
Odyssey Center
My pottery is inspired by the beauty of mathematics and the dynamics of ocean waves. I want each piece to ask to be touched, handled and used. The art is in the function. Pottery that is used establishes a bond - it's an old friend that provides comfort while at the same time is a work of art containing a bit of the maker's soul.
Alex Irvine
Ceramics
www.alexirvineceramics.com
Odyssey Center
Anna Koloseike / Cricket Alley Studio
Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
828.251.8310
cricketalleystudio@yahoo.com
Call evenings for appointment
Odyssey Center
I am a former art educator, oil painter and print maker, newly converted to ceramic sculpture and newly arrived in exciting Asheville. My clay sculptures are figurative, and the pieces invite to you participate in their stories. You'll find work in a variety of sizes, designed for the wall or free standing.
Please visit me at my Odyssey studio!
Sheila Lambert
Clay
828-252-6700
slattorney@aol.com
