Registration begins Monday, August 18th for Sept-Nov Pottery Classes in Seattle.

Join the fun at Barbara Dunshee's small private studio in the Arboretum/Capitol Hill area!

9 week + Final Saturday Party, small group Pottery Classes in wheel throwing and hand-building. Includes instruction, 25 lbs of clay, glazes and firing. All classes are mixed level.http://www.bdpottery.com/pottery-classes-seattle.php

Spring 2014 Pottery Classes in Seattle

Registration is now open for my Spring 2014 Pottery Classes in Seattle. There is currently a wait list for my evening pottery classes but I still have spots in Monday DAY and Tuesday DAY 11am-2pm, starting the week of April 7th. 

We'll be coordinating a barrel pottery firing of some of our work near the end of the Spring session! Hope you can join us.

For details, registration and current availability, visit my website

www.bdpottery.com

2014 Spring Pottery Classes in Seattle

Open Registration for my Spring 2014 (April-June 2014) Seattle Pottery Classes begins Monday, March 3rd, 2014.

 Visit my website: Barbara Dunshee Ceramics for more information and registration details.

Wheel throwing and hand building, small classes, combined experience levels.

Seattle Pottery Classes for Fall 2013

Currently registering students for 2013 Fall Pottery Classes in Seattle with Barbara Dunshee!
10 week, small group classes starting the week of September 23rd. 

For schedule and updated availability, visit my website: Barbara Dunshee Ceramics

Ceramic bell making, stringing together the parts, by Barbara Dunshee

This video is the FINAL installment of my ceramic bell making lesson. It shows you one way of stringing the bells together. Of course, you can always buy finished bells from me, in person at my Studio (Sale Dec 4th-Dec 6th), or online at my Etsy shop.
Preview of the bells in action!!


NOTES:
-I used 20lb test fishing line for stringing the clapper to the stop. Other strings will do, but you don't want them too stiff.
-I used thin copper wire as a threader for getting the soft ribbon through the holes in bell and stop.
-If the holes are too small for your ribbon, you can use string between the stop and the ribbon and tie the ribbon to the top of the bell (of course it can get a little trickier if the holes are too small for the ribbon to pass through).

Summer Ceramic & Pottery Sale 2009

Summer Studio Sale 2009
Friday, July 24, Noon-6pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 25 & 26, 10-4pm

Barbara Dunshee Ceramic Studio
1060 26th Ave East
(The Arboretum/Montlake area)
Seattle, WA 98112

I'll be selling right from the studio where my ceramics are born! Peaceful surroundings for relaxed shopping. There will be lots of functional and decorative pottery and a few of my latest sculptures. If you like French butter keepers I've developed a contemporary design that I really love. A bit of contemporary whimsy. I'll have mugs, bowls, vases, cups, teapots, tumblers, tea light holders and well.....more!
I hope to welcome you to my studio.

2009 Sculpture Exhibitions, June and July

July 7th-August 4th, 2009
Sculpture by Barbara Dunshee. Painting by Cathie Joy Young.
Opening Party during Second Saturday Ballard Art Walk, July 11th.

Annie's Art and Frame
2212 NW Market Street
Seattle, Washington 98107
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June 2009:
Begetting Times Two
New artwork by Barbara Dunshee and Jennevieve Schlemmer

Two days only-
Opening Reception: Third Thursday June 18th: 5:30-8:30pm
Last chance for a view: Saturday June 20th: Noon-4pm.

Gallery 301
301 Puyallup Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98421

Two more student pieces

I'm having fun taking glam shots of my students' works in between my pics of my own work for etsy. Insert shameless self promo web link HERE! -->>
http://www.barbdunshee.etsy.com
http://www.barbaradunshee.etsy.com

1. Sabina N -thrown porcelain
2. Jenny K -thrown porcelain

Okay, a few MORE student pieces!

Have been firing both kilns fast & furious. Classes ended last week and I just finished the last firing yesterday, unloaded today. More good stuff, a few sample pics.

MORE of student's work

I'll be posting more of my own work here, soon. In the meantime you can see some of it at these various sites.
http://barbaradunshee.com/
http://barbdunshee.etsy.com/
http://bdpottery.com/

For now however, a few more student pieces!

More student work

A few more pieces from my students. They're doing great things with the new glazes. Loving the forms they're producing too. Creative, wonderful lot.