I’ve been working my tail off to bring you some gorgeous new pieces for all your handmade holiday gifting this season. I’m currently only selling at in-person events because I just can’t keep up with demand (good problems!), so grab your calendar and your red sharpie and note these down! : First up is Ceramics Northwest, our own (temporary) shop
This latest edition to my shop offerings comes with an added “feel good” incentive : 10% of the proceeds from every sale of any style mosaic Rainbow Bee will go directly to the Trevor Project, a not-for-profit organization that directly assists LGBTQ+ youth. I hope you will BEE happy to help and happy to have one of these cuties in
Unique and eye-catching garden art, both functional and beautiful, to enhance any environment.
New OOAK functional ceramics from Bread + Butter Studios!
« All Events Make Your Own Ceramic Elements for Mosaic August 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm $100.00 « Mosaic Rocks Workshop Join me for a brand-new workshop this August to create special ceramic elements for your future mosaics! You can use them to create focal points, add texture, or even break them up into smaller pieces for your
I have a brand new workshop coming out this June! Sign up now to save your space(s). Abstract Mosaics by Karen Rycheck Mosaics: Driven to Abstraction will be taking place for the first time at the beautiful Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon. This PNW coastal location makes for an exciting and relaxing destination to learn, explore,
Tis the season for handmade gifts, and this elf has been busy… I am so excited to be able to offer you locally made gifts for the holidays. I’ve been learning new things during this last year and am slowly incorporating new techniques and new ways of doing business. I hope to share more with you in the new year,
Three studios together in one place. All handmade. Every time! Karen Rycheck of Bread + Butter Studios, Rebecca Pearcy Textiles, and Amy Nieto of Little Bright Studio We offer a huge array of gorgeous gifts for your giving pleasure including: Home goods: ceramic bowls and serving dishes, vases, ring and doodad dishes, tea towels, napkins, pillows, soft storage bins, mosaic decor, garden art, and fine art
There’s such a buzz going on about bees and pollinators these days- don’t be left out of the hive! Adopt your very own bees today to attract more sweetness to your garden or home.* All of these cuties are created using repurposed and/or recycled stained glass on waterproof Wedi™backer board, then grouted using premium Laticrete™ grout for exterior or interior hanging. They
I wasn’t really sure that clay things would happen in this crazy year of 2020. When I moved here I had to get rid of my kiln and my slab roller. My thinking was I would know so many potters by now that I could beg, borrow, share or join a clay co-op. None of that really happened…but I had
Itty Bitty City is a collection of sculptural Tiny Houses for your table or garden. Complete with skylights, solar panels, and mid-century modern touches to old fashioned classics these little homes make for fun and unique decor for you or to gift a friend. All are made with scrap/recycled insulation foam board, fiberglass mesh, cement, recycled stained glass, and recaptured
Mosaics aren’t just for your floors or walls. Adorn yourself with them too! Micromosaic jewelry has been around for centuries so I hope you will join me in celebrating the 4000 year old art form of mosaics with a little piece of your own! Unlike the filati used in antique mosaic jewelry, my aesthetic is much more varied and imperfect in
Several years back, during a particularly troubling episode of depression and creative-block, I posted on Facebook about needing ideas to help get me “unstuck”. One of my friends’ friends, whom I have never met, but was a designer I followed online, suggested a great exercise that I have continued to employ whenever I find myself floundering (what a great word!).
Just before I got set to move from the Rogue Valley, I was contacted by an old aquaintance who had been considering a mosaic for his home. He and his wife had finally settled on having their address and street name mosaicked onto a large boulder that sits at the front of their yard. I have basically been given free
Shortly after the pandemic began, I was lucky to get three orders to help kick off my new Bread and Butter Studios business. The first order was from some very good friends over in Bend, and the other was from good friends of theirs, who live in Portland, but saw my work and wanted their own, and the last was
I began making clay things when I was 5, under the direction of a lovely woman named Mrs. Sweet, who I’d met through the Bartlesville Art Association in Oklahoma. She was what I would now call an “old hippie-lady”, but was likely not much older than I am now. She was a kind woman who took me under her wing
Home is where the heart is, but a house is not necessarily a home. During the Covid 19 pandemic I have been pondering the concept of home vs. house, as all of us nestle into our dwellings to attempt to stay safe. For some, this is a new reality, for others like myself, it is not drastically off of normal.
Plants, flowers, sprouts, growing things of all kinds have been sources of inspiration to me for as long as I can remember. I used to collect seeds and seed pods by the grocery-sack full just to be able to run my hands through their cool smoothness. I would collect piles of winged maple seeds just so I could toss handfuls
I have been struggling mightily during this winter and spring here in my new town of Portland, OR. I moved here from Southern Oregon on Dec. 26, and just as I finally got the last of the boxes unpacked at my home and organized the studio, the order came to quarantine at home or risk infection due to the Novel
Porcelain tile, glass tile, marble. 7 ft. x 6 ft.
Ceramic tile, river rocks, pebbles, silver smalti, glass tile on a handformed substrate. 8 ft. x 2.5 ft. x 1.5 ft.
Handmade ceramic tile. 2.5 ft. x 28 ft.
Ceramic tile, smalti, police paraphanalia. 5 ft. x 4 ft. x 6 in.
Ceramic tile with fused glass elements. 5 ft. x 4 ft.
Solid body porcelain tile, marble, handmade tile. 3 ft. diameter
Handmade ceramic tile, brass directionals. 3 ft. x 3 ft.
Ceramic tile, handmade tile. 50 in. x 8 in.
Ceramic tile, glass tile, stained glass, beads, millifiore. 1 ft. x 3 ft.
The holidays are just around the corner and I’m working my tail off to bring you beautiful new work for dressing up your table, gifting to your friends and family, or decorating your home.
I’ll be in several shows around Oregon this fall so want you to get out your calendars to find the one(s) closest to you!
November 15th -December 24th at Pioneer Place Shopping Mall, Lower Level Suite 1200, the OPA (Oregon Potters Assn.) will once again be bringing together over 70 potters in one shop to offer you handmade ceramic goodies for all. We’ll be potter-staffed from 11am-7am everyday (except Thanksgiving).
Next, I’ll be back down in S. Oregon for the annual Clayfolk Pottery Show and Sale at the Medford Armory. Friday Nov. 22-Sunday the 24th. Always free, and always a fun community event.
The following weekend you can find me back in Portland for the OPA Holiday Fair at Portland Nursery on Stark St. Friday Nov. 29th – Sunday Dec. 1st. with at least 50 of your favorite artists celebrating “Small Business Saturday” all weekend long. Let’s stick it to Jeff Bezos and buy all handmade/local gifts this year!
Last but not least, I’’m hoping to get into the Hannukah Craft Fair at Leikam Brewery in SE Portland for a sweet one day event on Sunday Dec. 8th. From 1-6 pm you can imbibe while you shop several local artisans and makers. Wrap up your holidays, then sit down and enjoy your neighborhood community! Themed and non-themed goods will be available.
