The Artery Menagerie is in conjunction with CCACA, the ceramic sculpture conference at the Natsoulas Gallery.

The invitational exhibit of animal sculptures features twenty-eight Northern California ceramic artists. Many of these artists competed in our previous California Clay Competition.

Wesley Wright, a speaker at the CCACA, is also represented in the show.

1. Pat Kozis
The Temptress
$1,499
Handbuilt, Cone 5 electric fired
20"L x 6"W x 6"H

2. Melissa Woodburn
The Good Mother
$1,500
Hand built, low fire ceramic with glazes
19"h x 12" x 8"

3. Melissa Woodburn
Boxbin Hares
$1,500
Hand built low fire ceramic with glazes
19"h x 28" x 5"

4. Diana Greenleaf
Reach
$1,200
Clay, underglaze, cold finish
8" x 16" x 10"

5. Paula Swayne
Uh Oh!
$500
Clay, solid build
16" x 12" x 12"

6. Kathleen Bartl
HEAVY
$900 SOLD
Stoneware slab construction. All hollow
20"H x 20" W x 13"D

7. Sandy Whetstone
Fetch
$ 325
Raku-fired ceramic
6" x 12" x 2.5"

8. Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi
New Beginnings
$2,500
Coil-built BMix clay vessel, black underglaze sgraffito, glaze. Sculpted Porcelain dragon with white crackle glaze, luster, and crystal ball.
24"H x 12"W x 13"

9. Geraldine Gunyun
Pressed Duck
$300
Hand built low fire clay and glaze, stamped design and luster detail
15" x 7" x 4"

10. Janine Echabarne
Take Your Dog to School Day
$300
Sculpture Clay, slab built, cone 6 electric
10" x 10" x 4"

11. Alexis Moyer
Rascal Raccoons
$1,500
Coil built stoneware fired to cone 5 in an electric kiln. Found object teapot
17"w x 15"d x 12.5"h

12. Judy Catambay
Silent Currents
$1,000
Paper clay, hand built, low fire glazes and underglazes
16" x 13" x 4"

13. Jean Potts
Pound turtle with hitch hiker
$785
Pinched construction fired in cone 6 oxidation using underglazes and glaze over
15" x 6"

14. Janine Echabarne
Beach Stone Creature
$450
Sculpture clay, slab built, cone 6 electric
13" x 13" x 12"

15. Magdalene Crivelli
A strange herd
$1,400
Sculpture mix with multiple firing of slips
15" x 12.5" x 8"

16. Malia Landis
‘Elepaio and Cactus Porcelain
$1500
Hand built, cone 6 porcelain paperclay
6" x 5" x 2"

17. Cathie James-Robinson
Come Out of Your Shell
$850
Hand built, regular kiln fire
22"L x 9"W x 6"H

18. Kristi Ferrell
Elephant Mom and Baby
$240
Earthenware clays were used on this hand built sculpture
12 1/2" x 10" x 5"

19. Jean Potts
Hungry Owl
$675
Pinched construction fired in cone 6 oxidation using underglazes and glaze over
12" tall

20. Kristi Farrell
Giraffes
$190 SOLD
3 Earthenware clays that are hand sculpted and high fired to cone 6
10" x 14"

21. Brigitte Chertok
Young Fox
$480
Hand built
18"L x 3" w x 7" h

22. Naomi Cooper
Framed Chicken
$550
Buff Sculpture clay, underglaze, glaze, hand built, fired to cone 5
9"h x 8"w x 7.5"d

23. Vicki Sarantopulos
The Owl and the Pussycat Revisited
$850 SOLD
IMCO cone 5 paper clay and blue clay; hand-built both slab and solid then hollowed out; cone 5/electric kiln; both Velvet underglazes and Amaco cone 5 satin glazes. All items are ceramic, some with photo transfers using tissue paper.
8"w x 12"t x 21"long

24. Naomi Cooper
Bowtie chicken
$500 SOLD
Buff Sculpture clay, hand built, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 5
11"w x 11" h x 7.5" d

25. Lee Kendall
Fancy Chicken
$250 SOLD
Slab construction using Bmix fired to cone 5
13"x 15" x 14"

26. Jeff Downing
Pronto!
$1,400
Slab and pinched clay with slips and glazes fired cone 5 electric
19" x 6" x 5"

27. Emma Luna
No in my garden
$800

28. Wesley Wright
Feedback
$600
Hand-built Slip-cast
8" x 6" x 3"

29. Cornelia Nevitt
Cockatrice
$1,400
Coiled porcelain, underglaze, low fire glaze, and luster.
15"h x 12" x 14"

30. Sandy Calhoun
Rub-a-dub-dub
$800
Hand built using mid-range clay, underglazes, and glazes. Oxidation firing to cone 6.
6" x 3.5" x 14"

31. Wesley Wright
The Other Other White Meat
$600
Hand built, Press molded
8" x 10" x 5"

32. Paula Ballacera
Majestic
$850
Imco paper clay with underglaze, hand-built, electric firing to cone 5
16" x 6" x 20"

33. Diana Greenleaf
Sheltie Portrait
$1,425
Clay, slip, underglaze
14" x 11" x 13"

34. Ren Lee

Sphinx Plate
$1,000
Hand built, hand painted porcelain plate
11" diameter

35. Heidi Bekebrede
Cuteware Bunny Vase
$175
Wheel thrown, Low fire
9.5" x 5" x 5"

36. Ren Lee
Orange Cat Plate
$1,000
Hand built, hand painted porcelain plate
11" diameter

37. Vicki Sarantopulos
Ms. Rabbit
$1,200
Bmix-cone 5, both rabbit and stump are hand-built with slabs; velvet underglazes with encaustic finish on rabbit; electric kiln fired to cone 5.
14"d x 23" h

38. Jose Pacheco
Day Dreamer
$750
Hand built using paper clay
16"H x 12"W x 11"

39. Ren Lee
Modern Love
$800
Hand built ceramic stoneware
14"h x 12"w x 12"d

A Wing and A Prayer

Janine Echabarne’s Ceramic Sculptures

February 28 – March 24 Reception Friday, March 14, from 6-9 pm

Janine titled her show ‘a wing and a prayer’ because it expresses her feeling that we are flying on one wing in a dangerous time. The bas relief pieces are like prayers or wishes for all people, everywhere, to enjoy basic human rights. These rights are to love who we want to love; the right to be safe and nurtured; the right to be joyful in expressions of our own making.

Janine has been an accomplished jeweler for many years. Ceramics now give her another way to express her creativity. The sculptures begin as slabs of clay that are joined and pushed from the inside to make the form, which is then altered by adding or taking away clay to complete the idea.

Janine Echabarne

1 Dancing with Bird
Ceramic Tile on Wood
$400

2 A Safe Place to Nurture
Ceramic Tile on Wood
$400

3 Balancing Between Heaven and Earth
Ceramic Tile on Wood
$400

4 Love Who You Want
Ceramic Tile on Wood
$400

5 Bailando Con el Pjaro
Ceramic Tile on Wood
$400

7 Refuge from the Stormy….
Ceramic Sculpture
$750

8 Olympia
Ceramic Sculpture
$750

9 Olga
Ceramic Sculpture
$1200

Charles Perez

1 Ascendant
Digital Print
$300

2 Ascendant Angel
Digital Print
$300

3 Brushpile Ascendant
Digital Print
$300

Citrus Season: A Splash of Color

Step into a vibrant world where the zest of creativity meets the tang of inspiration.
Citrus Season: A Splash of Color is an exciting new art exhibition that celebrates the bold hues, textures, and forms of citrus. Interpreted by a diverse group of talented artists, each piece offers a unique perspective. Through painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, woodand mixed media, the works capture the joy, vitality, and sensory appeal of vivid yellows, lush greens, and juicy oranges that are sure to awaken your senses and spark your imagination. Whether you're a lover of art, a fan of fruit, or simply seeking a burst of brightness in your day, Citrus Season promises to deliver a refreshing and unforgettable experience. Don't miss this zesty celebration of color and creativity!

1 DAVID KALB
Colorful Laundry
$250

2 AMINA HARRIS
Necklace. $225 Earrings. $ 35

3 DOROTHY BRANDON
Glass necklace Blue/green. $175
Yellow/green. $175 SOLD

4 LINNEA WONG
Lime/orange Necklace + earrings set
$200

5 ROBIN LYNDE
Green Chenille Scarf
$145 " " " $145

6 EMMA LUNA
Oval bowl Green/Lime. $326 Yellow. $326
Small yellow. $12

7 REBECCA STAIN-WEXLER
Silk Birds of Paradise
$155

8 LUIS EDOUARDO GUARNIZO
Modernizing Nature
acrylic painting
$500

9 JACK CHRISTE
Monarch Butterfly
Watercolor painting
$100

10 LINNEA WONG
Salad set $180

11 SIOBHAN CROSBY
Set of 4 glasses+ pitcher
$180
2 can drink glasses & straws $60

12 PATRICK MULLEN
Tumbler
$35 each

13 EMMA LUNA
Large yellow plate.
$52 SOLD

14 EMMA LUNA
Ceramic yellow wash cloth $145

15 EMMA LUNA
Ceramic Vase
$48

16 SCORRE CHEVALIER OLDHAM
Daily dose of happy
$65

17 SHERRY PRUDEN
Large optical glass plate
$60

18 BRIGITTE CHERTOK
Spotted Towhee
Raku
$130

19 TANYA LIEBERMAN
Marigold Shibori scarf
$60

20 SARA YOST Warbler and fruits $65

21 ROBIN LYNDE
kitchen towel orange each $35 each a SOLD, b SOLD, c

22 REBECCA STEIN-WEXLER
alighted butterfly
Silk painting
$185

23 REBECCA STEIN-WEXLER
Silk Scarf Orange
$95

24 MICHAEL PATEMAN
Orange Pepers
$450

25 MICHAEL PATEMAN
Papaya
$450

26 CATHIE JAMES ROBINSON
Bee Portrait #2
Acrylic painting
$350

27 GARRY EVERETT
Swan Lake $285

28 GARRY EVERETT
Ghost Gums
$425

29 MARGARET SKYLES
California Poppy
$325

30 CINDY NELSON
Salem
$85

31 LORNA MISER
upcycle Teddy Bear
$25

32 DAVID LEVY
Chinese checker.
$68

33 SHERRY PRUDEN
Double orange flowers $150
Single orange flower $100
Single yellow flower $100

34 RICH SIMMONS
Blown Glass Orange Vase
$150

35 JOCK HAMILTON
Leopard Lily & Two-tailed swallowtail
$525

36 PHIL GROSS
Orchard Marching Band
Oil painting $2900

37 SUKH BANWAIT
The Tree $3503

8 DANIEL FLYN
Lime clutch
$350

40 ADRIEL WONG
Lotus
watercolor painting
$500

41 MARIE T. BROWN
Sunny day
$150

42 RON TINAY
Genesis Vase
Turned fruit tree, with lapworked glass beads
$190

43 RON TINAY
Aureol Vessel
segmented wood,fruit tree,burl inlay
$125

44 LISA ERSKINE
Summer Sunset
Rug
$275

45 KATHY RING
Bird on Limb
Watercolor painting
$600

46 LINDA MILLER
Mosaic Tray.
$90 SOLD

47 MARJAN KLUEPFEL
Lemons
$135 SOLD

48 NANCY GELBARD
From Our Lemon Tree
$250

49 KRISTI FARRELL
Yellow Bird
Fused glass
$140

50 LINDA MILLER
Mosaic cat
$60

51 LORNA MISER
Hammock tote bag.
$50

52 HEIDI BEKEBREDE
Cuteware critter
$77
Cuteware bee
$55

53 MARJAN KUEPFEL
California Gold
$750

54 LAURA MORTON
Lemon in a Bowl
etching collage
$ 1100

55 STEPHANIE WAY
Valencia orange
$ 80

56 STEPHANIE WAY
Meyer Lemon
$80

57 MARGARET SKYLES
Lemon & lime
$450

58 MARIE T. BROWN
Katy's lemons
oil painting $450

59 MARLENE LEE
Lemons with limes halves
oil painting
$200

60 LUCY DELLA ROSA
Wool Hat
$160
Wool scarf
$225

61 JEN CALA CHANDLER
Glass $60 Front Window

62 JEN CALA CHANDLER
Glass
$80 Front Window

63 KRISTI FARRELL
Glass
$60 Front Window

64 LINNEA WONG
Glass lime plate
$160 Front Window

65 MARLENE LEE
Pomelo
$200 Front Window

66 MARLENE LEE
Sliced Lemon
$200 Front Window

67 MARLENE LEE
Lemons with two tangerine
$200 Front Window

Contained: The Art of Stillness

A Solo Exhibition by Louise McGowan Bezark

January 3-27, 2025

Reception, Friday, January 10, 5-8 pm

Artist Talk, Saturday January 4, 11 am

The Artery presents Contained: The Art of Stillness featuring a solo exhibition by Louise McGowan Bezark. This exhibition runs from January 3 to 27, with the reception on Friday, January 10, from 5-8 pm. Louise will give an artist talk on Saturday, January 4 at 11 am.

With a spiritual leaning that bridges Eastern and Western philosophy, each piece in this exhibition contains heart and soul. Art reflects life…a return to decades long practices of meditation, silence and contemplation are reflected in this collection. Between 3D sculptures and framed pieces, it is Louise’s desire that the viewer remember a bit of peace and stillness as they stop into the gallery in the new year.