{"id":15750,"date":"2025-11-10T10:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sundog-gallery-to-feature-pottery-from-local-and-global-artists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:50:33","slug":"sundog-gallery-to-feature-pottery-from-local-and-global-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sundog-gallery-to-feature-pottery-from-local-and-global-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundog Gallery to feature pottery from local and global artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The
The pottery to be featured in the show was made in Mancos and in South Korea, Japan and the United Kingdom. The pottery in this photo was created by Jamille Cucci. (Sundog Gallery\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

East meets the Western Slope this fall as Sundog Gallery presents \u201cLa Mesa: Ceramics for the Table,\u201d an exhibit showcasing pottery from South Korea and Japan to Mancos.<\/p>\n

The show features four local artisans and three international artists, with an opening reception Friday, Nov. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. The exhibit runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Admission is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

The gallery, at 107 W. Grand Ave., will feature works by Mancos potters Janet Lever-Wood and Jamille Cucci, along with Florida artists John and Brandie Bradford of Lucky Duck Pottery.<\/p>\n

\"Pottery
Pottery by Brandie Bradford, of Florida, will be shown at the exhibit. (Sundog\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

International contributors include Margaret Curtis (United Kingdom), Kazuya Ishida (Japan), and the South Korean duo Lee Nari and Kim Seung-yong.<\/p>\n

According to Lee and Kim\u2019s Pann Ceramics website<\/a> (translated from Korean), the duo blend Korean tradition with modern elegance in works fired in custom kilns. Kim, the studio\u2019s CEO and director, builds on ancient onggi techniques to create pieces that convey quiet, leisurely joy.<\/p>\n

\"John
John Bradford, a potter for more than 30 years, will show his work at the exhibit. (Sundog\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Kim won the 2016 Korea Onggi Contest grand prize and the 2021 Global Ceramic Strategy Product gold prize from the Korea Ceramic Foundation. He has also received multiple national craft awards.<\/p>\n

Lee reinterprets classic forms through wheel-throwing and slab-building. She graduated from Dankook University\u2019s ceramics program, earned selections in the Korea Craft Awards and won an encouragement prize in the 2016 Korea Onggi Contest.<\/p>\n

Ishida was \u201cborn into a family of potters\u201d in Bizen, Japan, one of the country\u2019s six \u201cancient kilns,\u201d according to his website<\/a>. Bizen is known for its traditional, unglazed, high-temperature-fired pottery.<\/p>\n

\"Another
Another artist, Kazuya Ishida, owns a pottery studio in Bizen, Japan and is a lead resident teaching pottery and kiln making with the University of Oxford\u2019s Anagama Project. (Sundog\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After training under Jun Isezaki for four years, Ishida studied in the United Kingdom. He now owns a studio in Bizen and serves as a lead resident teaching kiln making, firing and pottery as part of the Anagama Project, run by the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n

Curtis began working with clay after visiting the home and studio of Miwa Kyusetsu XI in Hagi, Japan, in 1999, according to her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John and Brandie Bradford\u2019s studio<\/a> is in St. Petersburg, Florida, where John runs the Morean Center for Clay. He holds a BFA in ceramics and has been teaching and making pottery for 30 years.<\/p>\n

\"Margaret
Margaret Curtis began her pottery journey after visiting a famous studio in Hagi, Japan, in 1999. (Sundog\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Brandie Bradford began learning ceramics in her aunt\u2019s slip-casting studio and experimented with various mediums before choosing clay.<\/p>\n

Lever-Wood has been a potter<\/a> and sculptor for 50 years. She graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara, and attended graduate school in Boulder before settling in Southwest Colorado.<\/p>\n

Cucci is a five-year ceramics artist who attended classes in Key West, Florida. She also completed a short-term residency at a ceramics studio in South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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