Sandler�s Salish Sea Series

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Saturday, November 1st, 2014
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

How do you know when you have ‘arrived’ in the Comox Valley?

Well, when you are a potter, a good indication is when your pottery looks like the Salish Sea.

Cori Sandler’s pottery nourishes the soul, feeds the heart and smiles back at you.   When Cori is not serving amazing breakfasts on handmade pottery to her Bed and Breakfast guests (treeislandbb.com), she’s in her studio playing in the mud and that makes her a happy woman!  Making pottery while hearing eagles sing and sea lions bark is pretty magical, and a far cry from her Toronto studio of the past.

Sandler has been in the valley for 5 years now and in that time has been an active part of the Comox Valley Potters Club. She has been a potter for over 25 years, and her work is in collections across the country and abroad.  Cori’s skills show in elegantly thrown forms and unique designs and glazes. In her new work that she calls the Salish Sea Series, you can almost hear ocean waves roll in and out.  Both the ocean and the ocean floor have found their way onto some of this current work, reflecting the imagery and texture of ripples in the sea and sand.

Cori’s pottery is predominantly functional, making the everyday ritual of eating and sharing food with friends and family a beautiful and special experience.  She also likes to call some of her work “Clay Paintings”.   Many of Cori’s flanged bowls and platters can be hung on the wall. Her beautiful forms are glazed with careful consideration, so that you won’t want to store them in a cupboard, but rather, add them to other pieces of your art collection.

“I take on the task of making functional pottery as a very serious responsibility. If you are to chose to have me join you and your family, and guests on a daily basis in your kitchens and dining rooms, I want you not only to enjoy using my pots, but my hope is that you get great pleasure from just having them around you.”

Cori thinks a mug is the most personal piece of pottery you are likely to own.  She says she is truly humbled by the idea that you might wake up, stroll into the kitchen, your eyes barely open and choose one of her mugs for that first cup of the day. “That you have chosen to spend that quiet time, or perhaps it is fast and furious moment, with a piece of my work in hand, is a wonderful feeling”.

Cori is one of our valley potters that offer small classes and workshops in her studio during the winter months. The classes are fun and all you have to bring is your imagination and willingness to explore (corisandler.com).

Sandler will also be among the many potters who will take part in the annual holiday pottery event “Light The Fire” presented by the Comox Valley Potters Club (comoxvalleypotters.com) on November 29th at the Florence Filberg Center in Courtenay.

Come and see Cori Sandler’s beautiful collection of pottery as Featured Artist, along with a special display of ‘POTS FOR THE TABLE” by various artists at The Potters Place throughout November 2014.