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      Artist of the Week: Hana Brewster

      Artist of the Week: Hana Brewster

      "Try not to get discouraged if something doesn’t turn out how you envisioned. If you look at your “messed up pieces” with a fresh perspective, you might find you actually like them even though you planned on something different."

      Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

      This week’s featured artist is Hana Brewster, the one woman show behind Quiet Clementine. We love the playful, colorful, energetic nature of her work - receiving a new batch feels like opening up a box of ear candies! 

      Who are you?

      My name is Hana Brewster and I’m the owner and maker of Quiet Clementine, a line of colorful ceramic jewelry and decor pieces. I live in Arkansas with my husband and work out of a spare bedroom in our home.

      What do you do?

      I create ceramic jewelry and small decor pieces inspired by vibrant color palettes and playful patterns. In the last year and a half, statement earrings have become a large part of what I make.

      Who/what inspires you?

      Color, geometric forms, and simple repeating patterns are the main inspirations behind my work. Playing with different combinations of all three of those elements provides endless possibility to create different designs. Sometimes I take earring pieces that haven’t been assembled, lay them next to each other to see how different color combinations work together, and end up discovering new shapes and designs that I haven’t thought of before. I love how such small pieces can allow for so much variation and that new ideas can sometimes be accidental. Hopefully that means I won’t run out of them!

      What’s your favorite moment in the process?

      During the actual making process, I love the glazing phase. My forms are fairly simple, so my pieces really come to life once I apply the surface designs. Other than that, I love the moments when I open a glaze or a gold luster firing. It’s so fun to open the kiln and see all of the color and shiny gold pieces waiting for me.

      What’s a trick of your trade, or a piece of advice for other artists in your medium?

      Clay and glazes have a mind of their own, so make test tiles of your glazes to see how they look so you don’t mess up something more important. Also, learn to be patient and enjoy the process. Ceramics is slow and labor intensive, taking several weeks just to complete one piece, even something as small as a pair of earrings. The process is fun and seeing those finished pieces at the end of it can be really exciting, and sometimes, disappointing. Try not to get discouraged if something doesn’t turn out how you envisioned. If you look at your “messed up pieces” with a fresh perspective, you might find you actually like them even though you planned on something different.

      What’s next?

      I’m always thinking of new earring designs, so definitely creating more of those. I recently started working with a speckled stoneware clay and I’m looking forward to experimenting with it more. It’s so different than my white clay and the glazes react differently since it fires at a much higher temperature, so I still have some testing and learning to do. It gives my pieces a different feel, but my colors and patterns help connect it to my usual work. I’m so excited to see what I can create with it!

        
      See more of Hana's work here!

      Artist of the Week: Jacob Pickard

      Artist of the Week: Jacob Pickard

      "Listen to as many different sounds as you can get your hands on."

      Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

      This week’s featured artist is local musician Jacob Pickard! You've probably seen/heard Jacob's music all over town - not only does he play his own music, but he often collaborates with other musicians and poets on recordings, performances, and open mics. He'll be at Kindred Post tonight for an interactive Sound Bar - like a salad bar, but for your ears! Play with objects, drum machine, buttons and more to add your unique sound to the live community soundtrack he'll be mixing! 4:30-7p tonight.

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      Artist of the Week: Michaela Goade

      Artist of the Week: Michaela Goade

      "Following the artist path has found me reconnecting with my culture, and it's become an anchor in a sea of (at times) overwhelming creative possibility. It's been a very enriching experience and I'll keep learning and working to honor the culture and tribe."

      Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

      This week’s featured artist is local illustrator/designer, Michaela Goade. We can't believe we're alive at the same time as Michaela and get to watch her artist career unfold before our very eyes. Our grandchildren are gonna squeal when we tell them we were friends with her. You probably know her work through some of her award-winning children's book illustrations, many of which we carry as prints as well. Not only is her work beautiful, it's thoughtful and magical and steeped with exquisite feelings of place. Read more about her and her work in this week's interview! 

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      Kindred Artist of the Week: Jennifer Lee

      Kindred Artist of the Week: Jennifer Lee

      "This is something I still tell myself all the time - Try to look inward and make stuff you aren't seeing anywhere else. Obviously easier said than done! But I think it's really important and it'll help you stand out and get noticed." 

      Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

      This week’s featured artist is Jennifer Lee, the illustrator/designer behind Yeppie Paper cards. We love the playfulness and sincerity that Jennifer captures in her greetings, and it's been a joy watching the collection/company (co-run with her brother Jim) evolve and grow over the years we've been working with them!

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      Kindred Artist of the Week: Reid Harris

      Kindred Artist of the Week: Reid Harris

      "Truly fine furniture is about 95% hand sanding, there are no shortcuts. Take your time."

      Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

      This week’s featured artist is local artist Reid Harris, whose live-edge work we love and use daily (he made our big gorgeous table in the middle of the shop!) and perhaps you've taken home yourself via his red alder cutting boards.

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