We’re All Friends Here: Ian Jones & Co.
“Make new friends, but keep the old / One is silver and the other’s gold”
This exhibition is a celebration of friendships forged through a life in clay. Organized by Ian Paul Jones, this collection of paintings, ceramics and fiber works is an homage to kindred spirits that we meet along the path of a life that places craft, kinship and collective engagement at its core.
Featuring the work of nine artists from the Pacific Northwest, this exhibition is a costal exchange; a connection through objects that shares the work of friends made along the west coast with friends long established on the east.
Ian Jones
Born and raised in the heat and heart of central Floridas last hub of agricultural production, Ian Jones discovered his passion for creating and connecting through the local music scene. Wielding the power of borrowed and bruised instruments and forging friendships and fury through the greater Orlando punk scene, he has carried that same energy into his paintings, pots, sculptures or whatever expressive enterprise he encounters.
Joey Rose Cardoso
Wearable objects crafted by hand, made in the Hood River Valley.
Joey Rose creates stunning works from secondary and recycled materials. Objects that are designed to celebrate & adorn the human body, but that hold presence, intrigue and strength all their own.
A practice rooted in sustainable sourcing fro the production of her work calls on seeking out and reusing waste and off cut; dead-stock leather and textiles, recycled wool scrap and ethically sourced bone.
Nick Kesler
Originally hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, Nick found his way to clay in high school, passed through Taylor University in Upland, Indiana and now resides in Lakewood, Washington.
His gritty and unapologetic approach to covering his hands in mud results in a flurry of forms: skulls, bones, barnacles and cups and jars alike. He is a regular presence at the East Creek Anagama, where the collective effort of firing clay with cords of wood and cadres of comrades render his objects with a skin of melted ash and the kissing blush of a passing flame.
Darah Lundberg
Darah Lundberg is an unconventionally taught ceramacist, an educator, and a lover of pots and the ceramic process.
Darah began revisiting ceramics in 2012 and had been fortunate to be a part of a vibrant and talented community of ceramacists in Minnesota and Wisconsin for almost 10 years. Darah started teaching in 2016 in a variety of locations and now offers private lessons to singles or groups, from beginners to advanced techniques.
Darah relocated to Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2021 where she has been warmly welcomed as an maker and a wood fire community member. Each hand made piece Darah makes is a one of a kind unique item that is created with thoughtfulness and years of experience in the ceramic field.
Lily Williams
Woodfired work from the PDX.
“It all comes back to the forest floor”
Megan Burleson
Bottles, besties and babbling brooks.
“Just a podunk girl making podunk pots.”
Gloria Herman
Kate Lepore
Kate Lepore is the creative force behind Wild Thing Studio. She finds inspiration for her work in interesting creatures & plants, patterns & rhythms, life's funny little moments, and the joy of holding tiny objects and imagining the world from a different perspective. Kate brings her playful spirit to life through her handbuilt ceramic creations. After receiving her BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and working in clay for the last 13 years, Kate enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise in handbuilding through lessons and workshops.
Hana Bolton
Stoneware for living with, from the Columbia River Gorge.