Inspired By the Natural World
Salish Sea Ceramic Studio is located in historic downtown Everett on the corner of Hewitt Avenue and Marine View Drive. The studio is walking distance to a variety of local restaurants, views of the Salish Sea and the Port of Everett. Thank you so much for your support and please enjoy the site by reading about our journey here. Follow us on social media @SalishSeaCeramicStudio to see more of what we are about. (we are on youtube, instagram, facebook and pinterest)
Salish Sea Ceramic Studio’s Story
Rising from the ashes of 2020 like a watery phoenix, Salish Sea Ceramic Studio was born in Everett, WA to ignite passion with art. Located in downtown Everett in view of the Port of Everett and the Salish Sea we are reminded of the ocean around us. It encompasses the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Puget Sound. It was the perfect name to reflect art and nature being closely intertwined in the PNW. This Pottery studio desires to bring attention to how as humans we fit into the cycle of life and death in the Pacific Northwest.
Meet Our Teachers
Rachel Recker is an artist based out of Everett, Washington, whose work is inspired by the Pacific Northwest. By layering clay and glazes within her pottery work, she creates textures to invoke similar emotions to being in nature. She feels her pottery is like seashells from the ether, each one unique and plucked out of the tides of energy currents. Rachel draws recognizable imagery from nostalgic and modern pop culture - images with which the viewer may have their own experiences - creating a dialogue of shared experience growing up in modern America, and the ever changing context with which we live.
Rachel Recker
Payten Raye is a self taught artist from the Pacific Northwest. Starting her ceramic journey while she was in high school and continuing at a studio in Snohomish after she graduated. Payten specializes in wheel thrown ceramics and realistic sculptures. She loves the organic nature of the material and embraces the quirks of the hand made process. She started teaching pottery classes in 2020 and felt like she really grew as an artist when she began teaching, learning from students who encourage her to try new things.
Learn about the studio’s long term vision from Rachel
The studio was started with a GoFund Me. Check out the history here.
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