Barbara Sebastian is an artist influenced by her visit to Japan and love of vibrant colors. She works primarily in clay, using various surface techniques like glazes and markings. On her last day in Japan, she was inspired by a raven picking an orange persimmon against the gloomy rain, lifting her from depression. Barbara promotes her artwork at art fairs and galleries in Oakland, Santa Barbara, and online.

1. Barbara Sebastian
By Maria Nguyen

2. Barbara’s Artwork
- At the clay and glass show in Palo Alto…
- - Porcelain/ high fire cone 10
- - Terracotta cone 6
- - Newer material: Aardvark Clay’s Cassius Balsaltic
- Japanese Influence
- Various surface treatments are used.
- - Glazes
- - Markings to show fluidity of water
- -White slip on Cassius Clay
- Outside of the art show, Barbara does clay and
painted murals

3. Inspiration
Barbara loves vibrant colors and the emotion that is
evoked by those colors
Her visit to Japan…
A three week visit to Japan brought her love of Asian
arts closer, but leaving brought grief and depression.
In the gloom and rain of her last day, a giant raven
swoops down to pick a persimmon from a tree. It’s black
aura, the vibrant orange against the rain and a gust of
wind against it feathers, takes her from depression to
new hope and her inspiration.

4. On a bad day- Excessive cleaning of
studio
Other Hobbies…
- Water color
Favorite Ceramacist
- Bill Albright from Marin Community
College: Inspiration for work in Porcelain.

5. How does Barbara promote herself??
- Art Fairs
- - Displays based on the venue
- Oakland and Golden Gate Bridge Galleries
- Santa Barbara Museum Store
- And Online!!
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