First Year End Fundraiser for Ceramics Collaborative Studio Project

Decentralized Networking for a Twenty-First-Century Cottage Industry Revival

Dear Readers,
Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving.

This is the end of the year giving season in the first year that I am fiscally sponsored and this is my first-ever fundraising drive.

Sea Otter by Christine Andersen in brown slip and white glaze with bronze accents

Andersen Design has a large body of classic slip-cast designs, created over the course of seven decades, including our wildlife sculpture and functional forms, and original glaze and body recipes. From 1958 to 2018 Andersen Design designed and produced a unique and classic line of slip-cast ceramic designs that maintained their market appeal as sold in our retail gallery, website, nationally known catalogs, small Main Street galleries, museum shops, and international department stores.

Our small production used the slip casting process, original glazes, and decorating colors mixed from raw materials and encouraged the individuality of the artisan’s hand, producing both production work and one-of-a-kind art pieces. As small-sca…