A selection of curated cups selected by Tony Clennell. Each grouping of cups come with one from each artist; Ron Meyers, Linda Christianson, and Eric Botbyl.

Your box will come with the three cups pictured. You will receive them in a custom wooden box, which has been signed and numbered in this limited 20 piece series.

Ron Meyers has been in clay for over 30 years, known for his loose, whimsical and pictorial approach to utilitarian pottery. He received an MA in Art Education from the Rochester Institute of Technology for American Craftsmen, and, recently retired from teaching, is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He is an internationally know artist whose work is collected in the US and abroad.

Linda Christianson is an independent studio potter who lives and works in rural Minnesota. She studied at Hamline University (St Paul, Minnesota), and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (Banff, Alberta, Canada). She exhibits nationally and internationally, including one person exhibits in London and St. Louis. Her pieces are in numerous public and private collections, including the American Museum of Ceramic Art and the Glenboe Museum. An itinerate educator, Linda has taught at colleges and universities, including Carleton College, the Hartford Art School, and the University of Georgia – Athens. She received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her recent writing appeared in Studio Potter and The Log Book. One of her goals is to make a better cup each day.

Eric Botbyl is a studio potter living and working in Humboldt, Tennessee. In 2016 he received the Best Thrown and Altered award at the Strictly Functional Pottery National in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Botbyl teaches community classes in his home studio, and workshops throughout the United States and Canada. He and his wife, Jill, own Companion Gallery, a retail business featuring over thirty ceramicists.

Curated by Tony Clennell, MFA, RCA. Tony is a second generation potter that has been making pottery for over 35 years. He has taught workshops in Canada, USA, Japan, China, Korea, Wales and Italy. He has a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He is author of “Stuck in the Mud”, a book of irreverent tales, BS and nonsense.