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David Yager Pottery

David has been creating beautiful and functional, handcrafted stoneware for more than 25 years. All pottery is high fired, dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe.

Did I choose clay or did it choose me? When David was a kid visiting his grandparents in Oregon, he used to dig up clay, bring it home and make things out of it. In grade school, all he wanted to do was work with clay. When he went to study business at Washington State University, David took a ceramics class for fun. “I realized I was spending much more time in the ceramics lab than in business cl

asses.” So David changed his major to art and ended up at California State University Chico, where he was lucky enough to study ceramics under Jack Windsor, who started the Chico State ceramics program and was a master glaze scientist, and Michael Lucero, a nationally renowned New York-based ceramics artist, whose work has been featured in the Smithsonian. Of his work, David says “I like to make functional pieces…things that are beautiful but that people can use.” He chooses to work in high fire, which is more expensive and more difficult, but results in highly durable pieces that don’t chip as easily as low fired clay. In this way, David brings art into people’s day to day experience by creating useful pieces. “I love the idea of people having my work and using it…drinking their morning coffee out of one of my mugs, or making a salad in one my bowls and serving it to their family.”

David’s favorite part of his work is to experiment, trying new glazes and techniques. “I love opening the kiln and seeing how things turned out. I am always striving to do things a little bit better, and a little different.” David had been firing a gas kiln for many years and recently invested in an electric kiln, which affords more precision and control. He is currently trying new glazing techniques, including using the bright orange and yellow glazes that have only recently become available at high temperatures, and which characterize much of his current work. He is also in the process of installing solar panels on the roof of his studio in Chico, California so that he can sustainably generate the energy that fires his kiln.

15/10/2024

David Yager Pottery and I will be having a show at the Coast Highway Artists Collective in Point Arena Nov. 1 - 24. Come see us opening night!

17/06/2024

I’ll be on the Studio Discovery Tour again this year! Studio #14. Aug 24-25 and Aug 31-Sept 2.

StudioDiscoveryTour / North Coast Artists GuildSonoma and Mendocino Coast guild artists welcome you into their studios.

18/08/2023

Come visit Studio 12 at this year's Studio Discover Tour! August 26-27 and Sept. 2-4. I'll have a bunch of new mugs, bowls, and more! www.studiodiscoverytour.com

11/08/2023

Very happy new owners of my “Undulation” sculpture! Thank you John and Lisa!

14/08/2022

Come visit us at the www.studiodiscoverytour.com on Aug 27-28 and Sept 3-5! Lots of beautiful new work for sale and see David’s ”micro studio.”

22/05/2022

David Yager’s back at it with his Sea Ranch salad bowls.

06/03/2022

Gualala Arts Sculpture exhibit is coming! We just installed this beauty. Look for this and more from David and several other sculptors April 1.

22/11/2021

Just a reminder about the art show this Friday and Saturday in Pt. Arena! Come to Siobhan's studio on Friday or Saturday, Nov. 26-27 from 10 - 4 for five local artists' work for sale for the holidays! Hand-pained silk by Siobhan, sterling silver and semi-precious stone jewelry by Ling-Yen Designs, hand painted accessories and apparel by the Nicolette Collection, and copper, glass, ceramic, and stone jewelry by Tempra Faye Designs. 25215 Ten Mile Road, Pt. Arena

17/09/2021

Classic cobalt with a twist! The latest crop of big bowls from David Yager. And… surprise artsy signatures featuring The Sea Ranch landscape. Irresistible! These are 10” to 12” in diameter, perfect for Elaine’s “Big Salad.”

02/05/2021

Some elegant vases in time for Mother’s Day. Message me to schedule a private showing.

15/08/2020

59th Annual Art in the Redwoods Online! – Gualala Arts

David's work is being featured online now in Art in the Redwoods! The large bell bowl is already sold, but David will be across the street from the Farmer's Market tomorrow (Sat, Aug. 15) in downtown Gualala from 9 - 1, and he'll have many more pieces for sale. https://gualala.art/59th-annual-art-in-the-redwoods/

59th Annual Art in the Redwoods Online! The heart of Art in the Redwoods is the Fine Arts Exhibit. For the first time, view the exhibit online! View the Award Winners or browse the full exhibit. Thank you for supporting local Artists! Most pieces here are for sale. Your shipping costs are not includ...

09/07/2020

New crop of “bell bowls.” Not only beautiful, but functional.

16/05/2020

The new swirl mugs are colorful Rorschach-ish tests. What do you see in this one? (I see something clearly and want to know if other people do as well, thanks for playing!)

08/05/2020

We've sent many a mug out to some very happy people! Let us know if you'd also like to brighten your morning coffee or tea.

02/03/2018

Pottery and Plant Sale! This Sunday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 5 Mione Way, Chico, CA. We'll be selling new and vintage pieces at great prices, along with house plants and indoor and outdoor clay flower pots of all sizes. Everything must go as we prepare to embark on our seaside adventure! Come by to buy and say goodbye! :-)

15/01/2017

New mug.

28/11/2016

David Yager Pottery

Come purchase local, handmade gifts THIS SATURDAY in Chico! David's pottery and Tempra's jewelry for sale, Dec. 3, from 10 -4, at 5 Mione Way in Chico.

27/11/2016