Size: 9 1/4" diameter x 7 1/2" high
Technique: Hand painted glass bowl

About the Artist

Toni is a former art teacher and native Chicagoan, now living in McKinney since 2004.  She is active in community and church organizations.  She's honored to part of the McKinney artist community.

Artist Contact Information

Email: toniaudrukaitis@sbcglobal.net

Size: 9 12" diameter x 7" high
Technique: Wheel thrown & altered

About the Artist

Wayne focuses on creating pottery that is functional to use and he often decorates it with discarded tree branches.

Artist Contact Information

Wood Street Studios
521 N. Kentucky Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: cwbatch@gmail.com
Instagram Username: cwbatch
Website: waynebatchelder.com

Size: 8" diameter
Technique: Wheel thrown

About the Artist

As a potter, I strive to find the right balance between functionality and aesthetics.  My goal is to create a work of art that gives aesthetic pleasure, yet it is enjoyable to use and pleasing to hold.

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Email: wh999@hotmail.com
Instagram Username: chienhui.bryant

Size: 11"wide x 6"high
Technique: Wheel thrown and altered

About the Artist

Jennifer is a pottery teacher and potter who lives and works in McKinney.  She enjoys making functional pottery.

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Jennifer Burke Pottery
Email: jburkepottery@gmail.com
Instagram Username: jenniferburkepottery

Size: 24" long x 8" wide x 5" high
Technique: Raku ceramic Sculpture

About the Artist

Linda devotes her time, energy and focus to producing beautiful wearable art, unique copper creations and extraordinary pottery and sculpture.  She strives to bring individuality to each piece of art that she designs.

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Linda Chidsey Designs

Email: lindachidsey@lindachidsey.com
Instagram Username: lindachidseydesigns
Website: www.lindachidsey.com

Size: 32" tall x 8" wide
Technique: Paper-Mâché Sculpture by Kim Guthrie / Ceramic bowl by Alex Macias

About the Artist

Kim Guthrie seeks to delight people with her humorous, “tongue in cheek” approach she uses in creating her art. The demanding work of varied subjects and mediums molded the gifted artist that she is today. Over the past decade, Kim has turned her focus to primarily creating whimsical oil paintings, portraits, and 3D Paper Mâché characters. Kim has quickly gained a reputation for her versatility, talent, and warm wit.

This piece is titled "Bee Berry Happy".  We need to help others eat and we need to do that by protecting our pollinators!

Artist Contact Information

Kim Guthrie Art Gallery/Studio
115 W. Virginia Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: kim@kimguthrieart.com
Instagram Username: kimguthrieart
Website: kimguthrieart.com

Size: 9" diameter x 7" high
Technique: Wheel thrown and altered.

About the Artist

Jason is a local artist who loves to create art across many mediums but have a special spot in his life for clay. This is especially true when he gets to work next to talented artists who share a love of creating and spending time with friends.

Artist Contact Information

Email: jason.hinojosa@gmail.com

Size: 10.5" diameter
Technique: Wheel thrown and altered.

About the Artist

This specific piece is a reflection on McKinney and the Empty Bowls initiative.  It is completed in a process call Kintsugi - a process symbolizing a reconciliation with the flaws and accidents of time.  Picking up the pieces and putting them back together, sometimes with a little help from those around us.

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SJK Ceramics

Email: skjceramics@gmail.com
Instagram Username: sjkceramics
Website: sjkceramics.com and etsy

Size: 13" diameter x 5" high
Technique: Wheel thrown

About the Artist

Kathy always felt too left brained for art.  When her niece had her join a pottery class 7 years ago she feared the odds were good that it wouldn't last long.  However, the repetition of pottery kept her interested in learning.  It has a therapeutic quality that calmed her mind and helped her forget any outside stress.

Artist Contact Information

SPARC Studio
405 North Sherman Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: kekelln@att.net
Instagram Username: klwkelln360
Website: facebook.com/SPARC405

Size: 15" diameter x 4" high
Technique: Wheel thrown

About the Artist

Alex works out of the SPARC studio and is a full-time potter.  She has been donating to Empty Bowls since 2012, and enjoys doing it as a form of community outreach. 

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Studio: All Fired Up

Email: alexmacias7186@gmail.com
Instagram Username: alexmaciasceramics
Website: https://www.facebook.com/AlexMaciasCeramics/

Size: 12" diameter x 2 1/2" high
Technique: Wheel thrown (by Alex Macias) and hand painted by Minda Macias

About the Artist

Minda has experimented with many mediums.  She currently works at SPARC with family and friends.  She participates with Empty Bowls McKinney as her annual community outreach.  She handbuilds, glazes and her artwork is inspired by nature.

Artist Contact Information

SPARC Studio
405 North Sherman Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: minda_macias@yahoo.com

Size: 20" diameter x 1.75" high
Technique: Wheel thrown

About the Artist

Steve is fulll-time employed and works on his ceramic hobby in the evening or weekends.  His studio space is located at the co-op studio, SPARC, where he shares space with six ceramic artists.  Steve enjoys teaching classes and hosting workshops for local high school art students.

Artist Contact Information

SPARC Studio
405 North Sherman Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: steve9020@yahoo.com
Instagram Username: steve.macias.1
Website: facebook.com/SteveMaciasCeramics

Size: 12" diameter x 10" high
Technique: Handbuilt

About the Artist

Kerry believes in the healing powers of mud! Working primarily with clay the past 10 years or so has taught her you are only limited by your mind. This medium stretches the creativity as the clay can be 2 or 3 dimensional, small or large, natural, glazed or even painted on! For Kerry it has  been mostly organic and of the earth as she takes most of her inspirations from nature but on occasions the whimsical..

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Studio: Three Dog Studio

Email: kerryrj@gmail.com
Website: mckinneyartstudiotour.com

Size: 24" long x 10" wide x 2 1/2" high
Technique: Slab built

About the Artist

Heather is inspired by nature and enjoys using organic textures.  She has been working in clay for 35 years.  It feeds her soul.

Artist Contact Information

Studio: Dragonfly Pottery

Email: heather@bell380.com

Size: 7" diameter x 5" high
Technique: Handbuilt

About the Artist

James studied Fine Arts at the Art Institute of Houston and Otis Parsons in L.A.  After a brain injury, he discovered working with clay.  He finds it therapeutic and a wonderful way to express himself.

Artist Contact Information

SPARC Studio
405 North Sherman Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: cwbatch@gmail.com
Instagram Username: cwbatch
Website: waynebatchelder.com

Size: 8 1/2" diameter x 4" high, 7" diameter x 3" high, 5" diameter x 2 12" high
Technique: Wheel thrown, carved

About the Artist

Wheel thrown pieces with a minimalist aesthetic design.

Artist Contact Information

SPARC Studio
405 North Sherman Street
McKinney TX 75069

Email: amarietaylor@gmail.com
Instagram Username: amanda.taylor.ceramics

Size: 14" diameter x 3" high
Technique: Underglaze decal & painting on slab construction

About the Artist

Eva's work is mostly functional pottery and she enjoys all kinds of media to create art pieces.

Artist Contact Information

Studio: Mud Stork Art

Email: evakustar69@gmail.com