December Mug of the Month: Staci Wolfe Finding Beauty in Nature December Mug of the Month artist lives in Plum, PA now, but her roots run deep in rural Pennsylvania farmland, where she grew up close to her grandparents. Staci's introduction to art came from one of the most influential people in her life, her grandmother, Jean Wolfe . Jean is an artist whose world is shaped by nature. Whether painting wildlife in oils, carving leather, antler, bone, or wood, she has always cre

November Mug of the Month: Shelly Dobi Each month, our Mug of the Month artists invite us into their studio process, successes, challenges, test tiles, experiments, and that moment when everything finally clicks . For November, Guild member Shelly Dobi shares a reflective journey that mirrors the quiet, shifting colors of the season. For this month’s design, Shelly began with a simple, clean mug form. Intentionally minimal so the surface itself could tell the full story. But

UPDATE: MUG FINAL PRESENTATION WILL OCCUR WHEN ARIST HAS COMPLETED ALL WORK READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Stretching as an Artist One of the core goals of participating in Mug of the Month is to stretch ourselves as artists, and for me, that goal has become even more meaningful than finishing the mugs themselves. I’d been in a bit of an artistic rut lately with no clear direction in my studio practice and no concrete goals to work toward. Inspiration for inspiration’s sake just wa