100 Artists: Plate It Up

February 1 – 26, 2011 | Artist Reception: February 2, 5-7pm

For the 9th consecutive year, during the month of February, the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery will be presenting their annual 100 Artists Show, benefiting CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund). The theme of this year’s show is “Plate it Up” and appropriately, the 100 participating ceramic artists were asked to create a plate using this as their starting point. Each clay artist was sent a clay bag which represented 25 lb. bag of clay, this was sent “as is” to represent the raw material they would be using. This bag was not packaged or boxed, but rather processed directly by the postal service. The bag itself was to be part of the packing when each plate was shipped back to the gallery. Each artist, starting with the exact same idea, has had over three months to transform, build, infuse, reduce, glaze or reinvent the ceramic piece into their own unique work of art.

The gallery has also asked 10 artists who have participated in the last 8 years of the February show. These 10 artists are not ceramic focused, they were asked to create their piece with the “Plate it Up” theme, and raising awareness for CERF+ in mind.

The bidding will end at three different times. Check out to see when YOUR artist bids will end!
1-45 numbers end February 11th at 5:30 pacific time-bidding closed on this section
46-90 numbers end February 18th at 5:30 pacific time
91-133 numbers end February 25th at 5:30 pacific time
 
Here is the list of names WITH NUMBERS!  We're sorry we don't have "bid now" available on our site....but, we are just a phone call away.  

We would LOVE to have you call the gallery (503-581-3229) to place you bid.  We can then tell you more about each of these artists and tell you more about CERF+.  We will also give you a bid number and place your bid for you..a bit more personal.  We will happily tell you the current bid on the piece you are interested in.  If we are closed when you call, please leave a return number and we'll get right back to you.  

Look at this list….Look for the name; you will then see that the number to the left is the numerical number that goes identifies the artist’s plate.
 
82  Aaron Ashcroft - Salt Lake,UT
81  Jerilynn Babroff - Mount Tremper, NY
107  Antoinette Badenhorst - Lincolnshire, IL
50 Gayle Bair – Bainbridge Island, WA
48 Brin and Dale Baucum - Memphis, TN
47 Hayne Bayless - Ivoryton, CT
34 Scot Cameron Bell – Portland, OR
11 Brad Benn – Edina, MN
91 Shane Blitch – Portland, OR
124 Patrick Bodine
119 & 120 Nancilee Yeates Bodine  – Wiggins, MS
14 Elaine Bolz sh; Corrales, NM
65 Steven Branfman – Newton, MA
123 Jennifer Brazelton – San Francisco, CA
41 Robert Briscoe- Harris, MN
77 Glen Burris – Jefferson, OR
28 Janet Buskirk – Portland, OR
31 Barb Campbell – Corvallis, OR
1 Page Candler – Campbellsville, KY
56 Sarah Chenoweth Davis – Portland, OR
129 Circa Ceramics – Chicago, IL
3  Craig Clifford – Appleton, WI
42 Nuala Creed – Petaluma, CA
88 Robert Crystal – Cornwall, VT
53 Patricia Davoust – Warrenville, IL
95 Marlie DeSwart – Bolinas, CA
113 Barbara Donovan – Baton Rouge, LA
127 Sandy Early  - Denver, CO
125 Steve Eichenberger – Lake Oswego, OR
116 Mary Fischer –,Dripping Springs, TX
38 Rhoda Fleischman – Brownsville, OR
59 Toby Atticus Fraley – Washington, PA
109 Liz Gamberg - Seattle, WA
33 Frank Gaydos – Philadelphia, PA
44 Bill Geisinger – Sebastopol, CA
4 John Gumaelius – Cosmopolis, WA
46 Robin Gumaelius - Cosmopolis, WA
6  Eliza Gumaelius - Cosmopolis, WA
26 Carmella Gumaelius - Cosmopolis, WA
63 Ruby Gumaelius - Cosmopolis, WA
93 Don Hall – Turlock, CA
19 Babette Harvey – Portland, OR
40 Bridget Hauser – Dripping Springs, TX
8 Sam Hoffman – Corvallis, OR
72 Pat Horsley – Portland, OR
15 Jacquline Hurlbert – Lake Oswego, OR
115 Sharon Jackman – Laguna Niguel, CA
92 Barb Jensen and Mick Marineau – Portland, OR
58 Bill Jones – Gambier, OH
75 Diana Kersey -  San Antonio, TX
108 Karl Knudson – Salem, OR
16 Barbara Knutson – Ft. White, FL
66 Nina Koepcke – San Jose, CA
9 Jessica Kreutter – Denver, CO
94 Ann Lahr – Corvallis, OR
36 Erin Lambers – Dayton, OH
87 Merle Lambeth – San Diego, CA
90 Melody Lane – Branford, CT
2 Irene A. Wytzka Lawson – Custer, WA
69 Bill Lee – Knoxville, TN
13 Susan Leise – Kearney, NE
54 Clay Leonard – Manhattan, KS
71 Susannah Lints – Vancouver, WA
122 Tony Longo – Santa Barbara, CA
68 Nils Lou – Willamina, OR
118 Lisa Maher and Jeremy Farson – La Jolla, CA
104 Tammy Marinuzzi – Lynn Haven, FL
55 Frank Martin – Maryville, TN
10 Deborah Maxwell – Kimball, MI
83 Danny Meisinger – Spring Hill, KS
114 Jenny Mendes – Chesterland, OH
20 Erin Moran – Portsmouth, NH
76 Judy Motzkin - Cambridge, MA
67 Kim Murton – Vancouver, WA
27 Ragnar Naess – Brooklyn, NY
17 Tony Natsoulas – Sacramento, CA
112 Jeff Nebeker – Sacramento, CA
18 Kristin Nelson – Seattle, WA
132 Jean Cappadonna Nichols – Fort Meyers, FL
51 Kelly O’Briant – Julian, NC
25 Hiroshi Ogawa – Elkton, OR
103 Lisa Orr – Austin TX
117 Beth Peterson – Martinsburg, WV
32 Joseph Pintz – Bowling Green, OH
61 Jim Ransom – Salem, OR
131 Doug Ratliff – Rancho Cordova, CA
39 Rebecca Ravenal – Bethesda, MD
106 Clauda Reese – Austin, TX
5 Leslie Ann Rice – San Jose, CA
62 Lori Richter – Freeport, IL
74 Justin Rothshank – Goshen, IN
29 Cybele Rowe – Silverado, CA
105 Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph – Bradenton, FL
21 Nancy Salamon – West Chester, PA
49 Amy Sanders – Charolette, NC
43 Jan Schachter – Portola Valley, CA
89 Brenda Scott - Damascus, OR
84 Gail Kolis and Phil Sellers – North Adams, MA
128 Maria Simon – Portland, OR
86 Patricia Simons – Berkeley, Ca
73 Robyn Slakey – Carmichael, CA
35 Jacob Sorenson – Richmond, VA
30 Kate Speckman – Salem, OR
96 Adrienne Stacey – Portland, OR
110 Vincent Suez – Upland, CA
22 Sara Swink – West Linn, OR
64 Beth Tarkington – Marietta, GA
57 Glenda Taylor – Topeka, KS
78 Melanie Thompson – Hood River, OR
134 Jason Trebs – St. Paul, MN
60 Anna Von Rosensteil – Portland, OR
12 Holly Walker – Randolph, VT
79 Gerry Wallace – Orinda, CA
121 Carole Warburton – Avon UT
133 Natalie Warrens
45 Sherry Wells - Kalispel, MT
23 Catherine White – Warrenton, VA
111 Kelley Wilks – Fayetteville, AR
52 Lana Wilson – Del Mar, CA
7 Phillip Wilson – Grand Rapids, MI
37 Betsy Wolfston – Eugene, OR
70 Lynn Wood – Santa Rosa, Ca
85 Zak Zaikine – Sebastopol, CA
24 & 80 Lynn Zimmer – San Diego, CA
 
Invited artists from past shows:
99 Kristin Kuhns – Salem, OR
130 Boris Bally – Providence, RI
102 Karen Croner – West Lake Village, CA
98 Chris Giffin – Jefferson, OR
101 Elizabeth Bauman – Keizer, OR
126 Darcie Leighty – Salem, OR
100 Robert Schlegel – Banks, OR
97 William Skrips – Blairstown, NJ

OUR PART
The exhibit will open on Tuesday, February 1st at 12:00 pm Pacific Time.  The public will be invited to bid on their favorite artwork via a silent auction that will run through Friday, February 25th at 5:00 pm Pacific Time.  Beginning bids are $25.00 with minimum increments of $5.00.  The entire show will be posted online at www.zeekgallery.com.  Bids can be made in person at the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery or by calling 503-581-3229.

RAISING AWARENESS
CERF+’s mission is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States.  CERF+ is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and is the only one of its kind in the United States. They accomplish their mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance. CERF+ also advocates, engages in research, and backs policy that supports craft artists’ careers. (http://craftemergency.org)

Participating Artists:

Ashcroft Aaron Salt Lake City UT Babroff Jerilyn Mount Tremper NY Badenhorst Antoinette Lincolnshire IL Bair Gayle Bainbridge Island WA Baucum Brin and Dale Memphis TN Bauman Elizabeth Keizer OR Bayless Hayne Ivoryton CT Bell Scot Cameron Portland OR Benn Brad Edina MN Blitch Shane Portland OR Bodine Nancilee Wiggins MS Bodine Patrick Wiggins MS Bolz Elaine Corrales NM Bondine Nancilee Yeats Wiggins MS Branfman Steven Newton MA Brazelton Jennifer San Francisco CA Briscoe Robert Harris MN Burris Glen Jefferson OR Buskirk Janet Portland OR Campbell Barb Corvallis OR Candler Page Campbellsville KY Chenoweth Davis Sarah Portland OR Clifford Craig Appleton WI Creed Nuala Petaluma CA Croner Karen West Lake Village CA Crystal Robert and Aaron Cornwall VT Davoust Patricia Warrenville IL DeSwart Marlie Bolinas CA Donovan Barbara Baton Rouge LA Early Sandy Denver CO Eichenberger Steve Lake Oswego OR Fischer Mary Dripping Springs TX Fleischman Rhoda Brownsville OR Fraley Toby Atticus Gamberg Liz Seattle WA Gaydos Frank Philadelphia PA Geisinger Bill Sebastopol CA Giffin Chris Jefferson OR Gumaelius Carmella Cosmolpolis WA Gumaelius Eliza Cosmopolis WA Gumaelius John Cosmopolis WA Gumaelius Robin Cosmopolis WA Gumaelius Ruby Cosmospolis WA Hall Don Turlock CA Harvey Babette Portland OR Hauser Bridget Dripping Springs TX Hoffman Sam Corvallis OR Horsley Pat Portland OR Hurlbert Jacquline Lake Oswego OR Jackman Sharon Laguna Niguel CA Jensen Barb and Marineau Mick Portland OR Jones Bill Gambier OH Kersey Diana San Antonio TX Knudson Karl Salem OR Knutson Barbara Ft White FL Koepcke Nina San Jose CA Kreutter Jessica Denver CO Kuhns Kristin Salem OR Lahr Ann Corvallis OR Lambers Erin Dayton OH Lambeth Merle San Diego CA Lane Melody Branford CT Lawson Irene A Wytzka Custer WA Lee Bill Knoxville TN Leighty Darcie Salem OR Leise Susan Kearney NE Leonard Clay Manhattan KS Lints Susannah Vancouver WA Longo Tony Santa Barbara CA Lou Nils Willamina OR Maher Lisa and Jeremy Farson La Jolla CA Marinuzzi Tammy Lynn Haven FL Martin Frank Maryville TN Maxwell Deborah Kimball MI Meisinger Danny Spring Hill KS Mendes Jenny Chesterland OH Moran Erin Portsmouth NH Motzkin Judy Cambridge MA Murton Kim Vancouver WA Naess Ragner Brooklyn NY Natsoulas Tony Sacramento CA Natsoulas Tony Sacramento CA closeup Nebeker Jeff Sacramento CA Nelson Kristin Seattle WA O Briant Kelly Julian NC Ogawa Hiroshi Elkton OR Orr Lisa Austin TX Peterson Beth Martinsburg WV Pintz Joseph Bowling Green OH Ransom Jim Salem OR Ratcliff Doug Rancho Cordova CA Ravenal Rebecca Bethesda MD Reese Claudia Austin TX Rice Leslie Ann San Jose CA Richter Lori Freeport IL Rothshank Justin Goshen IN Rowe Cybele Silverado CA Rudolph Cheyenne Chapman Bradenton FL Salamon Nancy West Chester PA Sanders Amy Charolette NC Schachter Jan Portola Valley CA Schlegel Robert Banks OR Scott Brenda Damascus OR Sellers Phil and Kolis Gail North Adams MA Simon Maria Portland OR Simons Patricia Berkeley CA Skrips William Blairstown NJ Slakey Robyn Carmichael CA Sorenson Jacob Richmond VA Speckman Kate Salem OR Stacey Adrienne Portland OR Suez Vincent Upland CA Swink Sara West Linn OR Tarkington Beth Marietta GA Taylor Glenda Topeka KS Thompson Melanie Hood River OR Von Rosensteil Anna Portland OR Walker Holly Randolph VT Wallace Gerry Orinda CA Warburton Carole Avon UT Wells Sherry Kalispel MT White Katherine Warrenton VA Wilkes Kelly Fayetteville AR Wilson Lana Del Mar CA Wilson Phillip Grand Rapids MI Wolfston Betsy Eugene OR Wood Lynn Santa Rosa CA Zaikine Zak Sebastopol CA Zimmer Lynn San Diego CA Zimmer Lynn San Diego CA 2