Artist Bowls Gallery

Many love Richard Beyer’s statute - “helpful coyote keeping a watchful eye on two lagging salmon as he leads others upstream”.   MAYBE he watches bikers too?

My bowl is inspired by our native ponderosa pines. A pine branch painted in deep blue-green extends through the inside of the bowl; the underside is entirely covered in the same deep blue-green with a detail of pine needles in white and a small highlight of red-orange.

Commonly known as the Indian Paintbrush, these bright orangey-red and green flowers are one of the signatures of alpine meadows throughout the American west coast. Each summer they thrive in the short mountain season and show us all that there is beauty in hardiness. Their expressive forms call out to be painted, as if then, in turn, they possess the color to splash across any medium. This bowl was thrown by Hannah Pygott, and I had the honor of painting it.

The Salmon is a totem for us in the Pacific Northwest and their lifecycle offers several beautiful and accurate metaphors for life. They represent resilience, strength, direction and survival. This last year came with its fair share of challenges. But with challenges, comes growth. So even when you feel like you’re swimming upstream, just keep swimming.

As a long -time scuba diver, I have learned to love the characters of the reef. The beautiful flow of the octopus is a natural for a drawing with movement and texture.The little trunk fish is just one of my favorite little companions while diving. I hope you enjoy this version of them.

“The Pledge of Allegiance to Mother Earth" continues in the same lettering style on the back of this platter.  It says, “One planet in our care, irreplaceable, with sustenance and respect for all.” – Author Unknown

Living on a working pear orchard makes this fruit a constant inspiration. The journey of the pear from blossom to harvest is a reminder of the changing of seasons and the constant beauty of our valley.

This piece is a hand-painted fused glass bowl. This year I wanted to paint something to honor the times. The raven is a great messenger, guardian, and holds wise gifts of perception. Placing a raven rising above Wedge Mountain - the iconic mountain overlooking Leavenworth, felt like a symbol that could represent our town rising above division and the struggle the pandemic has brought. Looking for the wisdom in nature can offer us lessons for growth and give us courage to move forth with ingenuity.

With my grandson now one year old, I have rediscovered that wonderful children’s book, “The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar”. It inspired me to look for pictures of real caterpillars to put on my platter. They are such amazing and colorful creatures! The Monarch butterfly caterpillar is one of the most familiar to people. Their favorite food is milkweed, and milkweed leaves have an intricate and lacy vein pattern that made a lovely and challenging background for the caterpillar. A hole eaten through the leaf with a bit of sky showing, and voila!