Mother's Day weekend of 2004 will the mark the charter tour of an event that we plan to persue into the future, introducing those who love pots and pottery to these potter's daily lives that represent our love of clay.

The core group of clay artists consists of five Austin potters, Lisa Orr, Claudia Reese, Marian Haigh, Ryan McKerley and Rebecca Roberts who represent over 150 combined years of loving and creating special pots to share with the world.

All of these names are immediately familiar to anyone in Central Texas who is even casually interested in pottery or ceramic sculpture, but everyone interested in clay is also aware of the fact that in this metropolitan community of a million people, public recognition and awareness of fine ceramic art needs to be significantly increased to keep pace with Austin's dynamic growth over the past half century.

It is hoped that this tour will make significant progress toward that goal.  The nationally known visiting artists will bring top examples of today's ceramic art and underscore the fact that Austin is home to some of the world's best potters.
 

As an additional art treat, Colorado based Alleghany Meadows will bring an additional pottery experience to the streets of Austin during the Austin Ceramic Studio Tour with his "ArtStream" mobile clay gallery.  Saturday and Sunday, his gallery will be located at Lisa Orr's studio, but check back here as Mother's Day approaches to learn about his planned display locations around Austin before and after the tour.
 

 

Guest Artist	Display Location
Ishmael Soto Lexington, Texas	Ryan McKerley
Paulina Van Bavel Weimar, Texas	Claudia Reese
George Bowes Dallas, Texas	Lisa Orr
Mary Louise Carter Rustin, Louisiana	Rebecca Roberts
Treisch Voelker Santa Fe, New Mexico	Marian Haigh
Kristen Kieffer Worcester, Ma	Claudia Reese
Leah Leitson Asheville, North Carolina	Rebecca Roberts
Alleghany Meadows Carbondale, Colorado	Lisa Orr
Sharon Smith Austin, Texas	Marian Haigh
Finn Alban Fredricksburg, Texas	Marian Haigh
Matt Kelleher Athens, Ohio	Ryan McKerley

Click on each artist's name above to find out more about them and their work as well as to view a snapshot of each to help you identiy them when you visit each studio.

For a peek at our Brochure, click it!

Tour Sponsors	The Success of this Tour has  been greatly assisted with  Support from the following Businesses
Trinity Ceramic Supply	Dallas based Clay Support to meet any Ceramics Need If you are a potter and need love, this is the place
	Building New Potters using Skills and Teachers From Around the Nation Saturday Night Tour Bonus!!! Gallery Opening at ClayWays "New Works by 15 Local Potters" Saturday May 8 6:30-9pm
Armadillo Clay	Austin based Full Service Ceramics Supply Central
Cornerstone Hardware	Hardware the way Hardware Stores were fifty years ago They have Everything plus They Know Where Everything Is

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