The ceramics guild has been part of the local Empty Bowls initiatives throughout the years and is planning to be part of this effort again next year. Empty Bowls is a program that sells bowls donated by local potters and uses the funds to fight food insecurity in our community.

We will use our Nov. 11 guild meeting time to make bowls in the ceramics studio at Crescent Valley High School. Come join us that evening, share bowl making tips, and get your hands dirty!

To get to the CVHS pottery studio, pull into the parking lot behind CV next to the football field. There's a grey gate next to the building that will be open. Walk through the gate and around the far corner where there are kilns and doors to the studio.

At the October skillshare Rosie and Stephen Wren will demonstrate their talents of using different surface design techniques to decorate ceramics. Their skills in crafting whimsical pieces layered with rich texture and color have received attention from pottery crafters like Diamond Core Tools, Ceramic Transfers, Amaco and Mayco Colors.

The skillshare will be held on the 3rd Monday—Oct. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Crescent Valley High School. To get to the CVHS pottery studio, pull into the parking lot behind CV next to the football field. There's a grey gate next to the building that will be open. Walk through the gate and around the far corner where there are kilns and doors to the studio.

Our first meeting of the season will be on Monday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m., at the Foundry, 257 SW Madison Avenue, Suite 210.

Laurie Childers will lead a discussion on glazing.

The annual Corvallis Art Guild Clothesline Sale will be held on Aug. 3 in Central Park in Corvallis. We're excited to partner with the Art Guild for this wonderful summer event of art and community. Come see us in our booth.

We look forward to seeing you at our annual summer potluck on June 9, 6 - 8 p.m. at the Townsend Shelter in Avery Park. Please bring a dish to share with your fellow clay folks.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6 p.m. for Clay Convos to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Our next Clay Convos will be on Friday, May 24. Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

Anthony Gordon will demonstrate making animal forms at our May Skill Share night at Crescent Valley High School.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6 p.m. for Clay Convos to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

Our next meeting will be in a new location: the Foundry at 275 SW Madison.

Rhoda Fleischman will give a demonstration on how to make a sab mug in the first half of the meeting; the second half will be guild business.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6 p.m. for Clay Convos to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

This month’s Skillshare at Crescent Valley High School will be an opportunity to practice underglaze transfers onto greenware. The underglaze is commercially printed onto thin paper. Deb Garley will have small greenware trays available and many selections of transfer patterns. You may also bring your own greenware. Please bring a soft rib to aid the transfer process.

The second half of the evening will be clay trivia with Mag Ival. The Skillshare begins at 6:30 p.m. in the ceramics studio at Crescent Valley.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6 p.m. for Clay Convos to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

Our speaker at the February guild meeting will be Mary Nolan. She and her husband visited two villages in Oaxaca, Mexico, last year where the main business is pottery. Mary is especially knowledgeable on this topic, not only as a potter but also as an anthropologist at OSU. I expect we will all learn much from her presentation.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6 p.m. for Clay Convos to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

We will discuss our own work. Please bring a piece of your work from 2023 that really gives you joy. We will have an informal gathering to share our art with each other. You may also bring light snacks to share.

Our December meeting will be the annual holiday potluck on Dec. 4, 6 - 8 p.m.—one week earlier than our usual date. Vicki Wilson and her husband John have offered their home for our celebration.

Additional information will be sent via email later this month.

If you would like to help with preparations, please email Debra Garley or call 559-246-1794.

Our November meeting will be a skillshare in the ceramics studio at Crescent Valley High School.

Our main topic will be surface texture. Annelie Haberman will discuss carving and demonstrate the technique she uses on her cups. Susan Pachuta will demonstrate sprig mold application. Debra Garley will show examples of the many ways to add texture to clay with stamps, rollers and how to make your own stamps.

Feel free to bring snacks to share. We will have a break every 30 minutes to encourage discussion.

On the 4th Friday of every month, guild members gather at Common Fields (SW 3rd & Western) at 6:30 p.m. for ‘clay convos’ to talk about ‘all things pottery.’

Bring a pot you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. You can also bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp, or anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company.

At our 10/9 meeting, Laurie Childers will present a show-and-tell about her three months in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto is an ancient city with a wide variety of refined aesthetic expressions; handmade pottery is a fundamental part of the culture. Laurie was able to make pots at Asahi, a 400-year-old pottery with historical connections to the anagama kilns we fire today. Laurie has brought back pottery for you to see and touch. She will also bring some new tools and pottery books, watercolors painted there, and new work she is doing inspired by her time in Japan.

Sit down and chat, and enjoy ‘nerding out’ about our love of pottery!

Bring a pot that you love (your own or someone else's) and an idea, question, problem or thought you'd like to share. Or bring a tool, pottery pondering, favorite transfer design, snazzy stamp—anything that has to do with clay. This is a time to share and talk and enjoy each other's company with some good pots.

We hope to make this a monthly event on the 4th Friday, so if you can't make it to this one, look forward to another one coming in October.

Skillshare: CV Ceramics Studio

The ceramics guild alternates monthly meetings with skillshare events.

On Sept. 11, our skillshare will be at Crescent Valley High School ceramics department beginning at 6:30 p.m. Keith Moses will take us on a tour of his facility. Just as an enticement to those who have not seen it before: there are 40 potting wheels. Imagine the kilns that must be there! Keith will show his technique to design a sculpted face from a thrown vessel. Bring pen and paper for notes! You are welcome to bring snacks to share as well.

To get to the Crescent Valley Pottery studio, pull into the parking lot behind CV next to the football field. Walk through the grey gate and around the corner where the kilns are. You’ll see the doors to the studio.

Our annual potluck will be held at the Townsend Shelter from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We will have a mini guild meeting during the potluck to discuss events and changes in the guild.

Our next Mud Flick viewing will be on Monday, May 8, 6:30 p.m., at the Corvallis Friends House, 3311 NW Polk Ave. The film will feature Jeremy Randall’s "Terra Sigillata: making it, using it, trouble shooting and finishing techniques." Randall has some beautiful finishing work on his unique hand-built pieces. We look forward to seeing you on May 8

Join us for our monthly meeting! Agenda to follow.