Let’s Have Some Fun!

The West Seattle Timebank‘s March 21st Gathering with be held at the Alki Arts Gallery in West Seattle’s Morgan Junction.

We’ll meet Artist Garrison Coverdale.

Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Site: Alki Arts Gallery – 6030 California Ave SW

Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Bring a friend or relative! Membership not required to attend.

Artist bio here:

GARRISON COVERDALE

I was an Art student at Washington State University when I got hooked on ceramics.
We used a fairly traditional approach to RAKU including a traditional clay body and a very
inefficient wood-burning kiln that took hours to reach the relatively low temperature for RAKU ware.
Over the years my technique has evolved considerably. Now, my hand-built and wheel thrown work is fired in an electric kiln. I use a clay body that is more porcelain-like instead of the traditional highly grogged RAKU clay. This gives my work a purity of color and a smoothness that I desire. I have formulated a “crackle” glaze similar to Paul Soldner’s well-known recipe, that I use on the body of my pieces. The bright colors that I use as accent are low-fire commercial glazes. Because of the more fragile clay body, my work will not withstand the thermal shock of a traditional RAKU firing. I must take great care during the post-fire and each piece is placed individually in a metal container with the combustible of choice–almost exclusively newspaper.
Recently, I have “Put Paint to Pottery”. Rather than glazed, my bisque-fired spheres are
painted with acrylic paint then waxed, giving me a 360 degree “canvas”.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 1973
Master of Fine Arts/Ceramics
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 1970
BA Fine Arts/ “With Distinction”