contemporary ceramic artist

inspired by nature

“Connectivity is critical in art, as it is in sustainable community.”

- Marsha

work ~ gallery

  • Detail, The Wait

  • The Wait, 24"h 13"w 13"d

  • Trickster of This World, 20"h 15"w 7"d

  • Cielo, Tree Woman 8'3"h 8"w 8"d

  • Tree Women

  • Tree Nymph, 23"h 11"w 7"d

  • Muertos Mountain Lion, 39"h 20"w 14"d

  • Exaultation of Sparrows, 45"h 9"w 9"d

  • Spirit Deer, 11"h 18"w 10"d

  • Taking Flight, 35"h 45"w

  • Betina Tree Woman, 65"h 12"w 12"d

  • Marking Time, 26"h 11"w 11"d

  • Marking Time, Detail

  • Angry Fish, 22"h 14"w 18"d

  • Sentient Fox, 18"h 10"w 16"d

  • Spirit Bear, 36"h 24"w 13"h

  • Two Tree Women, each 60"h 11"w 11"d

  • Curious Sea Lions, 37"h 24"w 9"d

  • Chole Tree Woman, 36"h 7"w 7"d

  • Decorated Goat, 9"h 7"w 5"d

  • Fox Detail in Exhibit

  • Brackett Tree Woman, 36"h 9"w 9"d

  • Sisters, 35"h 5"w 5"d

  • Crow Offering Altar, 14"h 11"w 6"d

  • Tree Women Detail in Exhibition

  • Bracket Tree Woman

  • Palo Alto Installation

  • Empty Bowl

  • New List Item

meet the artist

Marsha Godoy-Schindler

Marsha is an artist, juror, educator, biologist and business owner. Her work has been seen in the Pence Gallery in Davis, Epperson Gallery in the Bay Area, Blue Line Arts and the Center for Contemporary Art, as well as monca, the Museum of Northern California Art and Palo Alto Art Museum to name a few. She previously owned a small business called clayARTstudio814 in East Sacramento where she provided a positive and supportive creative center for studio artists to work, to learn and to create. Marsha is now transitioning her studio to Oakland. She also teaches and facilitates ceramic classes.

Artist CV

Previous Exhibitions

Marsha Schindler Sacramento Ceramic Artist, California Clay artist

Events

“My work in clay involves both narrative (story), and ritual. Story in that the clay, and eventually the finished piece, takes on voice. Ritual and collaboration with the material in that my task is to listen, adapting and building upon what I hear. The natural world too, is continuous story.”

- Marsha