Art in the Clark invites you to the Artist Reception of "Evolution of Reitz Ranch and Box Car clay." On view now through March 30th at Clark Memorial Library during regular hours. View current artworks from Kristin Jay and unearthed treasures of Don Reitz and friends and meet both Kristin Jay and Sheryl Davault at this "after library hours" event.

Since the 90s, the high desert Ranch just outside Clarkdale was home and studio to famed ceramicist Don Reitz, who experimented with various atmospheric firing techniques while building four large wood-fired kilns on the property while practicing a visceral and expressionistic way of working with clay. Unfortunately, with his passing in 2014, the ceramic world could have lost all his creative place-making.
It was a blessing to the art community when Ted and Sheryl DaVault purchased the property and opened Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts, carrying Don's legacy now and in the future. They offer studio space, residencies, workshops, and classes, along with opening Box Car Clay, a storefront supporting the needs of traditional and contemporary ceramicists in Northern Arizona. Ted and Sheryl have created the nucleus of the ceramic scene. Visit reitzranch.org for more information.
This show features current Reitz Ranch artist Kristin Jay's etheric pit-fired sculptural pots and orbs, her more recent 13- 1 of a kind functional bowls, and Yunomis, five pairs of cups. Kristin's Art's light and feminine nature intermingle divinely with Don Reitz's heavy masterful masculine works recently unearthed from the property.