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ARTISTS Janet Harper and Rachael McCampbell
EXPERIENCE Pottery and Painting Weekend at Two Pines Pottery
Weekend art experience for up to 10, led by sisters Janet Harper and Rachael McCampbell at Janet’s Knoxville studio, Two Pines Pottery. Includes all breakfasts, lunches, Saturday night dinner, snacks and beverages.
VALUE $6,500
Click the image below or visit https://youtu.be/vL-q4U4etrg to see Janet Harper and Rachael McCampbell’s video invitation to bid on their Experience.
MEET THE ARTISTS ∙ JANET HARPER ∙ facebook.com/JanetMHarperClayArt
Janet Harper, a native of Knoxville, works out of her studio, Two Pines Pottery. After receiving a BS in anthropology from the University of Tennessee, Harper completed a two-year apprenticeship with master potter Wally Smith (1975-76). She established Stock Creek Pottery in 1977 making high-fired functional ware. Janet and Tom Harper married in 1980 and welcomed their daughter, Samma Faye in 1981 and their son, Shannon in 1984. In 1995, Harper built her current studio nestled among the trees in her back yard. There she creates functional ware and one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces. In 2003 she co-founded Terra Madre, a group of women clay artists from the region. She continued her clay education by taking classes at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts where she serves on the Board of Governors.
Rachael McCampbell ∙ RACHAELMCCAMPBELL.COM
Rachel McCampbell grew up on a farm in East Tennessee and has always been inspired by wildlife and nature. After years of urban living in New York, Florence, Italy, London and Los Angeles, McCampbell returned to the countryside of Franklin, Tennessee, to observe and explore firsthand the landscapes that inform her work. She is an environmentalist, organic gardener, teacher and critical writer, regularly contributing to Nashville Arts Magazine with her “And So It Goes” articles. McCampbell leads groups on creative journeys through “Artistic Adventures Abroad.” Rachael is a process-oriented artist, layering and removing texture to tell the story of each painting. She takes an emotive, action-based approach to the application of paint, working with splashes and drips of color as well as carefully rendered lines. Her work combines abstraction and realism to create exciting visual paths for the viewer to explore.
