Mobile and Baldwin County News
Megan Shifflett, a former University of South Alabama ceramics instructor, has built a close-knit community of potters at The Kiln Studio and Gallery on Church Street in Fairhope.
Fairhope potter Zach Sierke digs local clay from historic veins and fires it in a hand-built anagama kiln, reconnecting the Eastern Shore with its forgotten pottery heritage.
Montrose potter Shelley Leigh gathers wild clay from beneath the Ecor Rouge bluffs and fires it in wood kilns, embracing the surprise and community that come with the ancient process.
In the heart of Point Clear, sharing an old home with the beloved Punta Clara Kitchen and sitting next to the Wash House restaurant, there is a shop that manages…
The little shotgun-style building on McKenzie Street near the pedestrian overpass in downtown Foley doesn’t look like a landmark, but it is twice over. The structure that houses the Foley…
When Bryant Whelan arrived at the Eastern Shore Art Center in Fairhope in 2017, the institution was beloved but stretched. The capital campaign had reached its final stretch, the mortgage…
Two of the coastal area’s most quietly accomplished artisans anchor this look at holiday-worthy local work: a Point Clear potter whose wood-fired vessels are fired in the region’s only anagama…
Three celebrated Mobile, Alabama, artists took part in a live online webcast through Artstream Live in January 2011, bringing their creative work to audiences across the internet in a groundbreaking…