A Few Exhibitors from the 2011 Peter Anderson Arts Festival in Ocean Springs, MS

Last Saturday and Sunday was the 2011 Peter Anderson Arts Festival here in Ocean Springs. I went around and was moderately impressed with some of the things I saw.

I  talked with one of my favorite potters from Mobile AL, Charles Smith. I have admired his work for many years now and It is always a pleasure to converse with him and see his great pottery.

 I really liked the pieces that were being exhibited by Steve Burrow of Sea Oat Studio in Gulf Shores, AL. His works were richly embellished with applied detail and lively slip trailing. His pottery covers the gambit from subdued all the way to baroque intensity.

Colette Martin Waite of Daphne, AL, was also exhibiting and I have to say that I found her canvas with the Hydrangea's and the watermelon to be absolutely delightful. It has that special quality that just stands out and shines. Her work is always traditional but still has a fresh quality that many artists works do not possess.

Craig McMillin  of Studio McMillin, had some very fine pottery works also. I was extremely impressed by his mammoth bowl with it's snowflake like crystalline glaze in it's center.

I also had a chance to chat with Mary Kay Samouce of ADORN by Samouce, who popped into South Coast Antiques & Gallery for a bit. I so enjoy her rethinking of traditional jewelry design by refashioning vintage and antique pieces into bold and elaborate modern pieces that are way more art than craft.