MEET Carole Westlund                    

I have been involved with clay for 34 years.  I have a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University with emphasis in Ceramics.  I have studied with such potters as Michael Frimkus, John Leary, Robert Fritz and Jim Lovera.  My pieces have been sold to buyers/collectors all over the country, and have been shown at Villa Montalvo Center for the Arts.         

I have sold my pieces at the Menlo Park’s Connoisseur’s Marketplace, Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Walnut Creek's Art On The Main, the Gilroy Garlic Festival and the Saratoga Rotary Art Show. And I have had my pieces shown at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.

I have taught art classes at the Pleasant Hill Recreation Department, the San Leandro Recreation Department and at the Cupertino Parks and Recreation Department.  I also have organized and participated in Christmas in the Studio, one of the Bay Areas finest Holiday Art Shows.

I create a line of hand thrown, functional stoneware pottery with waxed and taped designs using oxides and glazes.  My pieces are high fired (2400 degrees Fahrenheit) in a reduction atmosphere, giving a rich warm color to my clay and glazes.

I am continually challenged by the idea of creating pieces that are aesthetically pleasing, yet at the same time functional.  I enjoy forms which reflect functional interests and delight in having people use my pieces.

The possibilities of clay are endless and I am still very much excited by the mystery, unpredictability and challenge of working with clay.

 

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