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My name is Renee Sala and I'm a second-generation potter working at my craft in Victoria, BC. I've been in and around a pottery studio my entire life, and while in art school at Camosun College in Victoria, I decided to pursue pottery as a career. My work is a reflection of my influences, and of my surroundings. I've spent a good deal of my time travelling throughout the world, mostly in Asia, which is indicated by the simple shapes and lines of my pieces. The stamp-work I use connects me to my mother because all of the stamps I use were hand-made by her when she was still potting. Warm sparkling browns and rich changing blues work together to express my love of the coast.
I have always had a love for making the home environment a beautiful place to be. Making items that can be used in daily life is important to me as I feel that even simple daily events can contain beauty....and why not start with the dishes?
I currently have the role of “Website Administrator” for the new website for the Island Artisans Association. I teach pottery classes to elementary kids in their schools and in my own studio in Gordon Head. I also lead classes in long-term care facilities in Victoria, working with people who have physical and mental disabilities. I plan to start teaching classes to adults in the fall of 2009, so please contact me with any questions!
Find My Work in the Following Galleries and Gift Shops:
Victoria:
Side Street Studio, Oak Bay Ave. and Humboldt St. (www.sidestreetstudio.com, 250.592.1262)
Legacy Gallery, Yates St. (250.381.7670)
Gallery of Artisans, Fort St. (www.galleryofartisans.ca, 250.380.9505)
Full Circle Gallery, Store Street (www.fullcirclestudio.ca, 250.920.4037)
She Said Gallery, Fernwood Ave. (250.361.3372)
Vancouver Island:
Salish Sea Gallery, Cowichan Bay, (250.748.3800)
Imagine That, Duncan, (www.imaginethatartisans.com, 250.748.6776)
The Pottery Store, Chemainus, (www.thepotterystore.ca, 250.246.2594)
The Hobby Farmer, Qualicum Beach, (250.738.0363)
Newfoundland to Nanaimo, Nanaimo, (www.newfoundlandtonanaimo.com, 250.753.9900)
Magnolia Gallery, Cumberland, (www.magnoliagallery.ca, 250.336.2000)
Sooke Regional Museum, Sooke, (www.sookeregionmuseum.com, 250.642.6351)
Mainland:
Little Cricket Galleries, Maple Ridge and Langley, (604.476.1234)
Contact Information
Phone: 250.881.5075
Web site:
Renee Sala Studio
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