Potter, Walter Ruston built his own gallery as an adjunct to his home and studio. The gallery is a delight with high ceilings, good lighting, lots of shelves to display his creative stoneware, raku and pit fired pots. I was really taken with the horsehair pots and remembered them from the year before when I thought I'd come back sooner but didn't make it until the second day of a new year.
Perhaps it's because I was born in Oregon, but a day like we had when we revisited Westwood Gallery was absolutely perfect, deep, misty forests, rain falling, owner built homes set back in the hills, and lovely surprises which we received the first time we saw the sign for [Westwood Gallery]. If you live in Oregon or are traveling through, and someday go roaming around the Coast Range, definitely look this one up (driving instructions on the link).
The following photos are from Westwood Gallery.
Below are photos of the exterior of the gallery and water features. This setting is beautiful by itself but the owner has obviously gone out of his way to build a creative environment to showcase his life's work.
The three pots I purchased will have to wait for the next blog to share.
5 comments:
These are such wonderful large pots!
A few years back we were riding around Mendocino County back roads and because it was close to Christmas many of the artists had open houses. What a treasure trove we found.
Lovely pottery ! Master potters are true artists.
Lovely pots and Beautiful Gallery and setting....! I look forward to seeing the pots you bought.
Thanks so much for your kind words Rain....Not sure I can have another cat at this point. Age really does become a factor and I really need time to grieve. It is all to raw.
Ugh, I finally figured out how to post! LOL Thanks for the info, I'll be checking back!
Some beautiful pieces in this gallery.
Post a Comment