In the Open Door Gallery, the council's featuring a group of potters called "Mud on the Mountain." This group consists of six area artists: Kate Colclaser, Barbara Scarborough, Nancy Graham, Patti Carmen, June Kay and Connie Cox. These women became friends while taking classes at Doe Ridge Pottery and Appalachian State University.
They all came to the area from different places, but have a common interest in the artistry and beauty of nature. Each one of them expresses that love in a unique way.
Sitting before the same ingredient - mud (or clay) - these six women have visualized this humble medium into becoming something useful and yet beautiful. Drawing from a variety of skills, this clay has been wheel-thrown, rolled into slabs, extruded, sculpted, texturized and /or carved. Then they carefully consider the form and finishes, producing works of functional art.
"Come in and see the diversity of their creative expression"
