Ceramics club sale Dec. 3-4

The MHCC Ceramics Club will host its annual ceramics sale in the Visual Arts Gallery on Dec. 3-4 to raise money for club-related events.

The sale dates back about 20 years, and roughly coincides with the “Scrooge Lives” artisan fair at Mt. Hood.

In the ceramics sale, participating students will each have a table on which to display their work. “Some people get really fancy, and they do an elaborate display,” said Joe Davis, MHCC’s ceramics instructor.

While the focus is ceramic art such as pottery, club members did invite guests from other art fields. There may be some jewelry, drawings, and other artwork for sale.

Current MHCC ceramics students will predominate, but former students and ceramics technicians and faculty members are also welcome to sell their work.

Recent sales have raised about $4,000 a year, Davis said. Three-fourths of the proceeds go to students, and the rest stays with the club.

Club members use the money for field trips and to bring in visiting artists, he said.