Welcome to the Gallery
When I put my hands in clay, all my worries go away!
-Kat. Founder of GullyPots
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Gully Gals, Doodlepots,
Dancing with a dragon, Madrid NM 1999-2017.
Madrid Anagama – Built in 1999 by Bill Gilbert and University of New Mexico students using handmade high-fire adobe bricks, this kiln was the first anagama kiln in New Mexico. The stackable chamber is 22-feet long. A month long process to from wood-prep to unloading, the kiln fires for 4-9 days in light reduction with fast-moving flame and ash. It’s operated by the FUSE wood-fire build that includes artists from around NM. Kat served as board member and wrangler for the FUSE group from 2002 until it closed in 2017.
Press:
Bush, Mike. “A Long Time Coming.” Albuquerque Journal. February 18, 2014. http://www.abqjournal.com/354622/news/a-long-time-coming.html.
Feibig, Dan. “Anagama, New Mexico Style.” Clay Times. Vol. 10 no. 6, 2004. http://www.claytimes.com.
“Madrid’s Anagama Kiln Fires Pottery in April.” ABQ Arts. Apr 26, 2009. http://abqarts.com/.
Mondoy, P. “The Madrid Anagama Kiln.” MoloKai Girl. May 21, 2009. http://pmondoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/madrid-anagama-kiln.html.
Pulkka, Wesley. “Oriental Ceramics in New Mexico: A blending of traditions.” The Wingspread Collector’s Guide to Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque. Vol. 20, Fall 2012. http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa112.shtml.
Videos online:
FUSE. by Charles Cantu, 2016. https://youtu.be/AwGIf5JdTMA
Archival websites:
Kat was introduced to pottery very young, graduating from mud puddles to a shimpo before her tenth year. Since 1992, her artworks have been displayed in galleries from Santa Fe to Tomé, and in private collections across the United States. She studied ceramics formally at University of New Mexico and has taught ceramics in k-12, college, & private studio since 2003. She coordinated the NM FUSE anagama wood-fire community in Madrid, NM until 2017. She founded GullyPots Ceramics in 2004 to represent her unique brand of ceramic ware now found in private collections across the United States. The Abq International Sunport featured one of her sculptures in 2023. Kat uses both traditional and contemporary methods in her work. Her work continues to evolve as she explores new techniques. Her beautiful functional ware is food safe and gives a sense of beauty and comfort for the user. As a commissioned artist, pieces are collaboratively designed to bring the imagination to life.
GullyPots are muy unique – you could have one too!
