In Tandem Gallery is a premier destination for handmade ceramic art and studio pottery, featuring functional and collectible ceramics
by contemporary artists from across the United States and beyond.
Located in Bakersville, North Carolina, the gallery offers a curated selection of fine ceramics available to shop online.
Featured Artist: Mike Stumbras
Ok. I need everything that Illinois artist Mike Stumbras makes… but that coffee pot!🫖?
It is literally screaming “MORNING JAVA!! NOW!!” at me right this very second. Functional, elegant, beautifully made, and just enough references to 18th and 19th-century European ceramics to warm my art-loving heart.
Annnnd, there’s a little something for everyone here: slip-trailing decorations?… Yep! Water etching and sprig decorations?…Yep! Just a little highlight of lustre?…Yep! Atmospheric soda firings?…Yep again!! Like I said - something for everyone. You can even use that glorious coffee pot above for tea ☕ if you have to… but only if you have to, in my opinion. So please, enjoy the show!!
Perfect white porcelain pieces that are singularly colored - with finials and serifs in all the right places. Gasp!
Seriously, I cannot get enough of these beauties!
The detail is bonkers, and that semi-matte glaze is to die for.
And Chance Taylor has truly mastered both the aesthetics as well as the function of these gems. You really should take them for a spin, and I guarantee that you’ll also fall in love with them. I sure have!
Oooh, I want to hold one of these “knit, decaled, soda-fired GEMS” … I won’t try to taste it, I promise. That said, it wouldn’t be my fault if I did take a little lick, because self-control has always been a bit of an issue of mine. Yum! Anyway, this is the ceramic work of Oklahoma-based artist Marissa Childers. And for me, this nostalgic-based, impeccably made, body of work is everything my grandma would be (if she were made out of ceramics…and it would taste like ginger snap cookies🍪!). And the feel of them is really incredible because of that knitted texture - it’ll make your mouth water.
Annnd, some more gorgeous work for your eyes and your collections - these crystalline beauties w/ their semi-matte surface are like Skittles; one just isn’t enough (Seriously!! Just look at those colors!))
You’ll be seeing more of Andrew’s work this coming October. But we wanted to wet your whistle with these precious gems…
OUR JEWELRY CORNER
I'm continually amazed by Robert Thomas Mullen's craftsmanship and artistic vision.
His ability to harmoniously blend semiprecious stones, ancient fossils, and natural rocks creates truly unique and captivating pieces.
Each creation showcases his remarkable talent for transforming raw materials into stunning, one-of-a-kind jewelry.
His work in wearable art that's both sophisticated and wonderfully unexpected.
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