Colander by Jenni Brant Artist_Jamie Shelman in Art from Clarke College

in Art from Clarke College and has attended numerous watercolor workshops by nationally recognized artists

I taught at the Des Moines Art Center for 29 years and now work full time in my personal studio in a renovated carriage house

642 Things to Draw: Inspirational Sketchbook to Entertain and Provoke the Imagination

The ball end is a small metal bead that is attached to one end of the string

I paint wild animals and scientific equipment to create poignant and sometimes humorous tensions between humans and the natural world

Colander by Jenni Brant Artist_Jamie Shelman in Art from Clarke CollegeHandmade by Jenni Brant of Dubuque, Iowa. Perfect for rinsing and serving berries! Each colander starts as a lump of moist clay that is shaped on the potter's wheel. Once the clay stiffens, the narrow foot is trimmed, the side are darted, the lip is cut and pitched and the holes are added. Colored slip dots and lines were applied with a metal tipped slip trailer, wrapping the piece in pattern that is both tactile and beautiful. The colander is glaze