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Joy Tanner

As a potter, I am drawn to the subtle details I observe in nature, such as the way a leaf is connected to its stem, the variation in ripples of water, or the tones of shadows and filtered light. Firing my wheel thrown stoneware in a soda kiln yields endless variation within the textured and carved surfaces. By preserving my reflections of nature into clay, I hope to revive our sense of touch and awareness with the everyday use of my handmade forms.

Read My Pottery Blog, Journeys In and Around the Studio

Buy Handmade at my Etsy Pottery Shop

Stroll the Obaloo Crafts Showcase


2008
Upcoming Events for Joy:

JULY and OCTOBER
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
I will be exhibiting at both of these events in Asheville 2008, be sure to come! For details, visit www.craftguild.org

AUGUST 2-3, 2008
36th Annual Village Art and Craft Fair, Asheville, North Carolina. This popular craft show is put on by New Morning Gallery down in the Biltmore Village of Asheville. I'll be exhibiting here for the first time.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008, Bakersville Creek Walk Arts Festival, Bakersville, NC

OCTOBER 11-12, 2008
Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Spruce Pine, NC, more details at: www.sprucepinepottersmarket.com


Currently, I am living and working at my studio in Bakersville, North Carolina.
Photo by artist
Green Carved Teapot
Salt and soda fired stoneware, reed

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Joy Tanner

1229 Bad Creek Road

Bakersville, NC 28705


828-230-0676



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