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C h e r y l
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J a p a n e s e - S t y l e W h e e l - T h r o w i n g
Long-time A C C exhibitor Cheryl Costantini will demonstrate Japanese-style "throwing off the
hump/' making o variety of pots from a single large piece of clay. This technique is valued
am ong potters, as it enables the potter to make many pieces with speed and accuracy. Born
and raised in San Francisco, Cheryl took her first pottery class at the a g e of
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hooked ever since. After graduating from college, she apprenticed for six years as a potter in
rural Japan, learning more than she could have imagined.
Returning to California in
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she and her husband formed Nichibei Potters in Sonom a County, where they are full-time
studio potters.
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A C C exhibitor and Santa Rosa resident Lynn W o o d will demonstrate hand-building in clay, with
a focus on surface texturing with a variety of tools. Since Lynn first began exploring ceramics in
early childhood, clay has been one of the joys of her life. After teaching clay to children and
growing her own practice through workshops and classes, she becam e a full-time potter at a g e
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and never looked back. She sells her work at a number of local and national craft fairs and
through boutiques and galleries nationwide. The self-proclaimed
"Pottery Texture Queen" also
manufactures a line of clay texturing mats with patterns of her own design.
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F o r r e s t
L e s c h - M i d d e l t o n
V o l u m e t r i c
I m a g e T r a n s f e r s o n
W h e e l - T h r o w n
C e r a m i c s
Forrest Lesch-Middelton will demonstrate the volumetric image transfer process that he has
developed to suit the specific needs of his ornately decorated forms. After creating a silk-
screened im age on newsprint, Forrest transfers it onto a vessel while it is still in progress on
the potters wheel, then stretches the form from the inside to create a decorative surface that
precisely matches the contours of the vessel. Forrest, w ho began working in clay at the a g e
of
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, holds a BFA from Alfred University and an MFA from Utah State University. He has
had residencies at W atershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in M aine, O rcas Island Pottery in
Washington, and Northern C lay Center in Minneapolis. He lives in northern California, where
he teaches at various Bay Area colleges and is the ceramics program director at the Sonoma
Community Center.
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f o r C e r a m i c W a l l
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Sara Post combines techniques from painting,
printmaking and collage to create rich
surfaces in ceramic materials. She will demonstrate her unique process of layering stains and
oxides on the surface of raw glaze and etching fine lines into the resulting colors.
Patterns
and im ages are juxtaposed to create collaged effects. Sara has been a professional artist
since
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and sculptural ceramics under the name of T.S. Post. Since
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on wall pieces for private homes and public installations. Her work is exhibited and sold
nationwide. She is an arts educator and exhibit curator at the Davis (Calif.) Art Center and
has participated in A C C shows since
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making artwork in a variety of media.
