About Blaine:
Blaine has worked as a full-time studio potter since the early 90's. Heavily influenced by the folk art of several ancient cultures, Blaine's pieces combine traditional forms and decorations with an intuitive sense of the contemporary, a process that takes the pieces to a level beyond their given function. Drawing from early American folk art for inspiration, Blaine also enhances his shapes, using slip-trailed patterns inspired by textiles and animal additions as handles, knobs, and spouts. His work is a harmonious relationship of past and present, of traditional ideas and new expressions.

About Laura:
Laura became interested in tile while earning her BA in ceramics at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, and has been working with tile ever since. She creates handmade art tiles, as well as one-of-a-kind mosaics and sculptures. Her work is largely influenced by the forms and hues found in nature. She also gets inspiration from the architectural elements found on early twentieth-century terra cotta buildings, as well as the organic forms of the Art Nouveau period. Laura’s mosaics and handpainted tiles are ceramic paintings that can be installed into walls and floors, or simply hung on the wall.