Salud! group watch Liz demonstrate felt making |
Held in November the Salud! auction benefits the health care for migrant farmer workers through the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center. Many of the wineries and vineyards in Yamhill County get involved with the auction in one way or another.
We were happy when Reed Oliver, the tasting room & hospitality manager for Winderlea Vineyard & Winery asked us to be part of an auction package which included wine tasting, our artist tour and then dinner at Cana's Feast.
The group spent about 45 minutes with each artist's studio. It was a great opportunity for us to help a worthy cause and to educate interested Portland folks about our art.
I got to demonstrate making a clay mask, throwing a bowl, trimming a bowl and my favorite pulling 1800 degree glowing red work out of a Raku kiln and putting in a reduction chamber to flame up with drama. Raku being fast. The group got to see the finished glazed work before they left the studio.
I'm not sure how things will work out for next year, but I hope we can do another Salud! auction artist tour. Showing interested folks what we do and how we do it is great and helping a good cause makes it that much better.