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On Saturday, May 22nd, Peggy will be demonstrating at the Wushu Tai Chi Center annual open house. She will be doing 2 sword forms, a fan form, a spear form and several open hand forms. Peggy’s teacher Liu Yu will be demonstrating her incredible, inspiring techniques. It’s always an exciting event and open to anyone [...]

Peggy has practiced Tai Chi for more than 13 years and has recently taught some classes at Liu Yu’s Wushu Tai Chi Center. In the photo Peggy demonstrates the fan form – and will be demonstrating at the Wushu Tai Chi Center annual open house this May 22nd.

Liu Yu, Peggy’s teacher and an inspiration, will [...]

This is a group of photos I took the other day while loading a glaze fire (click any photo to enlarge).

In this first image, top right, the kiln is partly loaded and I’m building the setting to hold the various sized pieces for this firing. The way the kiln is stacked – how tightly and [...]

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After a lot of refining and studious work, I finished several unique new glazes this month. With them, I have been throwing porcelain instead of the brown stoneware clay. I’m loving the way the new glazes are reacting with it! The colors are more vibrant than ever.

We’re at a high point [...]

It was really a day in the sun – about 80 degrees with a light wind – absolutely perfect weather. It was a great crowd and we had very good sales. Again this week, as at Saratoga, patrons bought some very nice pieces of both our collaborative work and my individual work. There was a [...]

We did the Saratoga Rotary Art Show last weekend. It is a great show. During the show we often marvel at the superb jurying process. Every accepted artist is tops in their field. They’re not just good; they’re outstanding.

To get a feel for the quality, take a look at the art and artists in their [...]

Title: Butterfly Woman
Spirit Figure wall piece. Design and glazing by Peggy Vrana.

Dimensions: 7″ x 16 1/2″

Turtle

Dragonfly

Title: Turtle and Dragonfly
This small round vase holds the designs most preferred by Peggy in her geometric repertoire. One side is a turtle and the other side is a dragonfly. The turtle symbolizes mother earth, female fertility, and long life. The dragonfly symbolizes transformation.

Dimensions: 6″ x 8 3/4″

Peggy’s collaboration with D’Ambino Winery and Cellars, a winery owned and operated by a family of talented and fun loving musician/winemakers, has shaped and inspired her to make pieces with music as a central theme.

Like the D’Ambinos, we’re a family of music lovers, too. Many years ago – way before MySpace, color computer monitors, and [...]

Title: Dragonfly Lotus
Large flare bowl can hang on the wall as a painting or for serving and enhancing fine foods.

Dimensions: 15 1/2″ x 3″
Price: $325.00