January Artist of the Month

Vera Van Schaick is a potter who has been working with clay since 1976. She was living in Santa Barbara then when she happened to see a neighbor using a potters' wheel. She was intrigued so she signed up for classes and soon became hooked.
She has worked steadily in all phases of potting from mixing the clay to throwing, coloring and firing her pieces, and even giving classes. This experience shows in the quality and design of her finished pieces.
Vera does many functional pieces: cups, bowls, place settings and platters. However, she also likes to sculpt and she has many playful decorative pieces in the Gallery, also. My favorite is the oval platter with the sculpted asparagus looking very edible on it.