Enjoy the Beauty of Traditional Japanese Arts

Annual Bonsai & Pottery Exhibit

EVENT

Saturday March 2nd, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

(last admission at 3:30 pm)

Bonsai Exhibit Admission:

General $15 / $17 at Gate

Youth 6-17: $13 / $15 at Gate

Member $10 / $12 at Gate

The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix invites you to our Annual Bonsai & Pottery Exhibit sponsored by the Phoenix Bonsai Society and local Arizona pottery artists.

This exhibit highlights the beauty of Bonsai, with special showcases and displays from the many members of Phoenix Bonsai Society.

Shop one-of-a-kind pieces from local pottery artists and learn about the craftsmanship and technique from the artists themselves!

Enjoy a day full of unique art with us at The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix.

Purchase Tickets

Please note that there is no general admission on March 2nd. General admission is included with event ticket purchase.

Our Local Pottery Artists

Ping Wei

www.instagram.com/pingwei17/

Ping Wei is a local pottery and Ikebana artist that hosts numerous workshops and beautiful Ikebana displays at the garden. Look for his work at a multitude of our events!

Frank Krevens

FrankKrevens.com

His work is vessel oriented and influenced by an interest in blending aesthetic concepts of Eastern and Western pottery traditions. Each form offers various opportunities to adjust the tension within the form and surface through line, color, shape, texture, and balance. The vessel forms are objects of everyday use; such as cups, bowls, serving trays, and vases.

Krevens has been an artist and educator in studio ceramics for over a decade. He has lived and worked in north Phoenix since relocating here with his family in 2015. He maintains a ceramics studio at home, primarily working at cone ten reduction, and he is an adjunct professor of ceramics at Paradise Valley Community College.

Halldor Hjalmarson

www.claybeware.com , www.facebook.com/claybeware

Halldor and Gail Hjalmarson have maintained a pottery studio in the Roosevelt Historic District of central Phoenix since 1973 and produce a body of creative work which reflects the imagery and feeling of their Sonoran Desert.

Michael Prepsky

www.facebook.com/mike.prepsky

Michael is a local pottery artist that utilizes unique colors, textures and patterns in his pieces. Originally from Highland Indiana, Michael received his MFA from Arizona State University in 1980.

Stephen Bunyard

https://stephenbunyardartist.com/index.html

Stephen Glenn Bunyard, born into a creatively inclined family with an engineer father and a mother passionate about fashion design, developed early exposure to ceramics. Graduating from Texas Tech University School of Architecture, he pursued a career as an architect in Phoenix, balancing his professional life with artistic pursuits. Stephen found success as a ceramic artist, photographer, and musician, participating in various exhibitions and galleries while actively contributing to Safety Patrol, a band focused on delivering safety messages to children through music. His diverse interests also include writing, glass blowing, restoring a classic 1967 Mustang, and his roles as a husband and father.

Sandy Ashbaugh

https://sandyashbaugh.com

Ceramic artist Sandy Ashbaugh has been working in clay for over 30 years. She uses a traditional hand building method of slab construction and sgraffito, yet achieves a modern aesthetic. Among her best known pieces are those from; her uniquely designed and handcrafted, sake set collection, as well as her lidded vessel series. The latter was published in Lark Craft’s “500 Raku”, juried into various shows and purchased by public and private institutions.

Sandy draws inspiration from architectural and interior design elements, like those from the Bauhaus movement, Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry. She obtained her BFA from Florida Atlantic University and has worked in clay ever since.

Residing in Arizona, she is passionate about art education and has been involved with local schools and communities, teaching art as well as coordinating art programs and shows since 2004.