Clayfolk: Rhonda Hampton

Here is a mug with one of my favorite designs, the Celtic knot. Beautifully applied here with wonderful detail, there were many lovely designs like this on Rhonda's stone ware. If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/

One of my favorite things I like to do when I see stone ware is to peek inside to see if there's something special about the glazing. I especially love pottery exteriors which are fairly modest, and yet, whe you look inside, you are hit with a dazzling display of bright colors. I was delighted with the many-hued, richly colored interiors of every piece I looked into! If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/

This image was taken at an odd angle and I think it suits this lovely mug adorned with a goose in flight. If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/

I would also call this image, "Shadowplay". I really liked how the lights created interesting shadows on pieces nearby. Here a mug handle created a shadow leading line that touches the subject of this photo, Rhonda's exquisitely detailed tribal bear on the side of her mug. If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/

Steve and I got the chance to go to a wonderful art show in Medford a few days ago, hosted by southern Oregon's Potter's Association, "Clayfolk" ( www.clayfolk.org/ ). Rhonda's stone ware and pit-fired pots are wonderful to behold, each with a special detail that makes them stand out in a way that makes one stop and appreciate with admiration. This beautiful candle lamp stole my attention when I visited Rhonda's booth and it was very hard to resist the temptation to run my fingers over the star-covered surface! The warm tones present on of all of Rhonda's work was very inviting to me and had a very comforting quality. I have 5 images in this set for you to enjoy. I hope you will take the time to all 5 of the images--Rhonda's pieces are lovely and detailed. Rhonda's is the second of many artists whose work I'll be portraying over the next week or two. I hope you enjoy this show! If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/

Last night, while looking through the photos I'd taken at the Clayfolk art show, I discovered that I'd overlooked one of Rhonda Hampton's pieces! I was initially saddened when I thought I'd missed taking any pictures of her wonderful pit-fired pots, because they are so different from her stoneware. Rhonda's lovely mugs and candle lamps have a much more tactile, "must touch" feeling and appearance, wheras, her pit-fired pots are delicate looking treasures which, in my eyes, belong as a center piece in a gallery or upon a pedestal in a fine home. I love this piece so much, with its beautiful many-hued colors and wonderful detail. It positively glows, and demands moments of study to properly appreciate it. Each of Rhonda's pit-fired pots had me wishing I could turn them around to admire every inch of their surface. I will have another artist's pieces in place late this evening, but I wanted to include Rhonda's now! If you would like to contact Rhonda Hampton, she can be reached by email: 3tree@frontiernet.net Mailing address: Rhonda Hampton 2555 Crooks Creek Road Selma, Oregon 97538 Phone: 541-597-2870 This image was taken on November 19, 2011 at the Clayfolk Show & Sale in Medford, Oregon. For more information about Clayfolk, please visit their website: www.clayfolk.org/