From a Lump of Clay
When I first became aware of her work in the late ‘90s, she was working with dark glazes, adding subtle touches of metallic gold and silver. I admired her pots then, and have enjoyed watching them evolve. Her work now is typically characterized by a white crackle glaze over translucent porcelain, resulting in vases that glow when a light is shined through them. The shapes also have evolved, incorporating very narrow necks of varying heights.
Peggy’s work can be seen at the First Street Gallery during the month of December, where she’ll be participating in a group show. You can also find her and her work at the Humboldt Artisan’s Craft Fair at Redwood Acres (the first weekend in December, as usual). I personally recommend this and other local holiday fairs — the annual Ink People’s Holiday Fair is coming up this weekend at the Adorni Center — for Christmas shopping. With all of the wonderful talent we have around here, there’s no reason to send away gifts to out-of-town relatives that are not uniquely Humboldt. And, as Peggy says, “it’s important to have handmade things in your home.”
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