STORY

 

Deidra Krois, Artist/Owner

I adventure and create in Ridgway, Colorado, in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. I live and work in an earth plaster timberframe strawbale home that sits at 8800'. This is truly a handmade creation we built with lots of love and labor from family and friends. I love creating in my home studio where my 2 labradors keep me company and where I am inspired by the beautiful Mountains in my backyard, one of which is Mount Sneffels, 14,157'. My three children teach me how to be a better person everyday and to walk through life with an open heart and mind which influences my work in many ways.

Artist Statement

Wishing Star Pottery grew out of a simple mantra:

Make Art.
Live Simply.
Be Happy.
Dream BIG.

I am a mostly self-taught potter who has fallen in love with clay through many serendipitous clay studio encounters. I have fostered my love affair with clay and words by creating a ceramic business that incorporates both. My work consists of functional and decorative ceramics that display hand stamped words, quotes, poetry, original decal illustrations, hand drawn designs and textures. My ceramics are both hand thrown on the potter’s wheel and hand built from slabs of clay. I treasure the feel of earth in my hands, molding and manipulating it into timeless pieces of art that are used, loved and cherished. I take time with each piece I make, honoring it's uniqueness and ensure that it holds the authentic marks of a maker, not a manufacturer.
I aspire to inspire the world one pot at a time.

Interesting Facts

-I hiked the Colorado Trail (480 miles Denver – Durango) with my daughter.

-I built and manage a Free Little Art Gallery called the Ridgway Love FLAG @freelittleartgalleryridgway

-I enjoy doing headstands on my paddleboard.

-I am a sourdough bread baker.

-I am a part of the Mountain Girl Gallery.  @mountaingirlgallery

-I own another company with my daughters. We make upcycled zero waste kits. Check it out: @carryonreusables