This gorgeous vase is handcrafted Raku pottery created by Kathleen Bryan, measuring 5" wide and 5.25" in height. It can be used functionally or as a decorative piece. The simplicity of the color palette and the caligraphic-like design elements can evoke any number of emotions in the viewer.

Kathy Bryan, a retired judge from San Bernadino County, California, is now living again in Southern California after living 4 years on Kauai. She became interested in pottery as a means of stress relief while she was on the bench. Over the next ten years, Kathy has created beautiful and unique pieces.

Love of seeing art in people's homes motivates Kathy into creating beautiful art pieces. She is a member of several art associations, and has exhibited her work throughout southern California. Her work can be found at Puuwai Hao Kila Gallery in Hanapepe, Hawaii, and at the Redlands Art Association in Redlands, California.

Kathy and her husband, Paul Forges, have been part of the creation of the Hall of Compassion from the beginning, from opening crates, to organizing leftover pieces and other rubbish, to washing the exterior walls with a washcloth, to sanding and general construction clean up. They continue to be a very active part of the hall, yet Kathy still wanted to contribute something more for the Center.