Ohio Designer Craftsmen

“At its core, my work asks how the relationship between pattern, form and the space a vessel inhabits shift and become visible,” says Eri Sugimoto. “Pattern is not an added surface layer. It is an active element that reshapes how form is perceived and how it relates to the surrounding space.”
Sugimoto’s Thin legged Vases was awarded the ODC Artist Scholarship Award. It is on view, along with work by 68 other artists, now through July 3rd, in the “Best of 2026” juried member’s exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum.

“Using clay as a record of time and touch, I aim to make objects that invoke investigation of landscapes and place; how they grow and decay over time,” says Sam McCall. “Forms are made slowly with consideration to volume and breath, often blooming out from the table.”
McCall’s Bottle Basket was awarded the ODC Director’s Award for Excellence. It is on view, along with work by 68 other artists, now through July 3rd, in the “Best of 2026” juried member’s exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum.

“My essence is rooted in Mexican folk art, yet my purpose is not nostalgic preservation, but rather its reinterpretation as an impulse for contemporary adaptation” says Emma Garcia-Madrid.
Garcia-Madrid’s meticulously beaded bracelet, Reliquary of Hope, is on view, along with work by 68 other artists, now through July 3rd, in the “Best of 2026” juried member’s exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum.

Sandra Aska is a figurative ceramic sculptor whose work explores the human experience through representations of the female form. Her sculptures are inspired by contemporary issues, current events, and the social, cultural, and political realities that shape women's lives today.
Her sculpture, Me, Myself and I is on view, along with work by 68 other artists, now through July 3rd, in the “Best of 2026” juried member’s exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum.