Tour de Clay - Sat. & Sun.
​Dec. 13th & 14th 2025

This Year's Guest Artists Showing ​at the
Pottery Boys Studio in Palm Harbor
30 Bogie Lane, Palm Harbor, FL 34683

This years artists are as follows - 

Ellen Cole

We are happy to have Ellen back for another year, it may be her final year showing her work at the Pottery Boys Studio stop on the Tour so make sure you stop by to see her this year!! Ellen has always created art pieces and has explored many mediums throughout the years but 20 years ago had to give up her work in clay and transition to making jewelry out of precious metal clay, continuing many of the handbuilding skills she had explored in her more traditional clay works.
Ellen's jewelry is larger than you might think from the photographs, each of them include semi-prescious cabochons. Each cabochon's color, texture, and shape inspire her creations of decorative, figurative, and critter focused jewelry pieces.  

Yesha Panchal  -  Suwanee, GA (new to Tour this year)

I am an owner of Yesha- Art and an educator with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in ceramics at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. I use underglaze trailing and painting techniques on functional and sculptural ceramics. As an immigrant in a foreign land, I find a sense of belonging in nature. Letting my imagination guide my use of plants and petals in work, which brings joy into others' everyday rituals.

Bill Colby & Patti Kendall-Colby  - 
New Smyrna Beach, FL  (new to Tour this year)

Our stoneware is exclusively made in the ancient traditions of pottery. We work as a team in our New Smyrna Beach studio. After almost 50 years of working full time as a potter, all of the wheel throwing is still done by Bill. Patti works both with slabs and the age-old technique of "Hand Thumbing" clay into a form.
Together, we make all of our work by hand, without the use of any employees, presses, or jiggers..

Keith Herbrand (studio host artist)

Keith Herbrand is a ceramic artist whose work bridges the delicate balance between functionality and visual poetry. Specializing in crystalline glazed porcelain pottery, Herbrand transforms everyday vessels into beautiful pieces incorporating form, chemistry, and craftsmanship.
Keith works in two studios which are in Palm Harbor, Florida and Blue Island, Illinois. While he has work in a few galleries, his main focus is exhibiting and selling his work in juried art fairs across the country. Collectors are drawn not only to the visual allure of his crystalline surfaces but also to the tactile pleasure and utility of his forms.

William Kidd -  St. Pete, FL (returning guest artist)

My work consists of wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramic bowls, vessels, plates, jars and sculptures.  Some of these forms remain in their original, symmetrical form while others are altered and textured to give the illusion that they were possibly formed by nature.  I produce all of the work in my studio as an independent artist.  

Wendy Finklea -  Lutz, FL (new to Tour this year)

My work is rooted in a deep respect for cultural traditions and historical techniques, drawing inspiration from ancient forms, contemporary design, and a personal love of cooking, hospitality, and creating a beautiful space to live in.  After working in clay for 20 years, I opened Clay Fish Studio to continue evolving my craft. Most of my pieces are wheel-thrown and altered, using multiple decorating and layering techniques. Every piece I create brings me deep satisfaction when I feel it will bring beauty, function and grace to your life.
 

Maryann Charmoz (returning guest artist)

While Maryann is relatively new to clay, she has a long and rich history in the art world. She has 30+ years in mural and oil painting experience, she has a BFA in film animation from RISD, children’s book illustrator, designer of wine and ice cream products, board game creator and designer.
All of these creative ventures have led me to the wonderous world of ceramics. I have had the pleasure of studying ceramics from some of the most experienced artists locally and beyond. Glenn Woods, Ira Burhans, ShiyuanXu, Justin D’Onofrio, Hayne Bayless, and a host of others.
Currently, I am teaching at the Dunedin Fine Art Center where I offer classes in porcelain paper clay, surface decoration and hand building.

Glenn Woods (studio host artist)

Glenn Woods is a ceramic artist whose work bridges the realms of function and fine art. Working primarily with porcelain, Woods creates both functional and decorative pieces. While each piece begins with an exploration of form, the addition of beaded patterns, alterations,  and piercings, gives his work a distinctive voice. He finishes his work with crystalline glazes, both gloss and matte. Crystalline glazes are known for their elusive chemistry which create crystalline formations that form and grow during a very slow cooling process.

Travel the Tour - This year there are 3 locations to visit.
Hidden Lake Pottery Studio (Odessa)   -   Wellman & Welsch Studio (Lutz)  
and Pottery Boys Clay Studio (Palm Harbor)
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Visit all locations this year to see the work of 24 very talented clay artists.

For more information and exact locations for all participating studios on the tour - go to: TampaTourDeClay.com .