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BETTY SPINDLER


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3 Pomegranates on Black Plate 
ceramic  3.5 x 9 diameter  $850

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6 Pomegranates on a Plate
ceramic  6 x 9 diameter
$995

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Big Cheesy Beef Tacos
ceramic 2.5 x 14 x 7 (each)
$750 each

(purchased as a pair $1,350)

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Block of Bleu on Blue Plate 
ceramic  4.5 x 12 
$1,200

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Blue Appetizer Plate  ceramic  4 x 13 diameter  $1,775

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Blueberry Muffins   ceramic  4 x 4.5 each 
$225 each

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Blueberry Pie 
ceramic  3 x 6
$985

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Burger and Fries in Red Basket
ceramic  6 x 12
  $1.650

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Burger on a Blue Plate
  ceramic  6 x 12
$1,800

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Candy Apples
ceramic
each 6 x 2
$95

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Cheese on Blue Plate (Grapes) 
ceramic 2.5 x 9 diameter  $925

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Cheeseburger on a Black Plate 
ceramic  6 x 7 diameter  $1,100

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Cherries in a Bowl 
ceramic  3.5 x 5 diameter  $275

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Cherry Choices
ceramic
Blue 3 x 5 $275
Black 3 x 5 $275
Sm Black 2 x 3.5  $150

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich on Blue Plate 
ceramic  9" diameter 
$825

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich on White Checkered Plate 
ceramic  9" diameter
$825

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich Large with Knife 
ceramic  15"diameter  $1.200

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Hamburger on Chartreuse Checkered Plate
  ceramic  5 x 9 diameter  $1,100

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Hot Dog (Large)
ceramic  6 x 15 x 6
  $1,050

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Hot Dog
ceramic  6 x 15 x 6
$1,050

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Regular Hot Dog 
ceramic  3 x 8 x 3 
$525

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Ice Cream Sundae
ceramic 5 x 7
$750

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Large Oval Pomegranate Platter 
  ceramic  6 x 22 x 10  $2,100

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Large Pomegranate  ceramic  3.5 diameter
  $125

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Lemon Plate
ceramic      3 x 7.5
$385

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Movie Popcorn
  ceramic  14" high  (right)
$1,650
ceramic 11" high (left)  $1,100
(popcorn available in various sizes)

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
ceramic 4 x 7.5
$650

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Pears on an Orange Plate 
ceramic  5 x 15 diameter  $1,995

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Pepper Bowl
ceramic  7 x 13 diameter  $1,350

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Ice Cream Cones in Assorted Flavors
    ceramic  6.5 x 4 each
$125 each


Movie Popcorn: Jumbo
ceramic  22 x 10 x 10
$2100

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Chocolate Ice Cream Cone
ceramic  6.5 x 4
$125

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Rainbow Sherbert Cone  
ceramic  6.5 x 4
$125

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Strawberry Ice Cream Cone
  ceramic  6.5 x 4
$125

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Vanilla Ice Cream Cone  ceramic  6.5 x 4 
$125

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Single Slice: Blueberry Pie
ceramic  3 x 6
 $275

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Single Slice: Cherry Pie
ceramic 3 x 6
$275

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Single Slice: Chocolate Pie
ceramic 3 x 6
$275

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Single Slice: Lemon Meringue Pie
ceramic  5 x 12 x 7
$750

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Small Blue Brie Plate (Crackers)
ceramic  2 x 7 diameter   $335

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Two Pear Plate
  ceramic 3.5 x 6.5 diameter
$275

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Two Taco Plate
ceramic  7 x 15.5 diameter  $1,550

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Watermelon Slice: Seeds & All
ceramic  7 x 26 x 4
$1,400

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White Appetizer Plate  ceramic  3 x 14 diameter  $1,995

BETTY SPINDLER - Sold Works (CLICK HERE)


BETTY SPINDLER - Biography

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Betty Spindler’s sculptures are still lifes.  They are the objects she is sculpting; a bowl of fruit or a group of vegetables, a window with curtains or maybe a bath towel hanging on a rack.  They are common items from everyday life.  He sculptures are hand built, low-fired ceramics.  She sometimes uses solitary objects to form relationships between them and wants her work to have a painterly quality, to be whimsical and to create their own sense of self.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

“I don’t try to interpret my work, and I don’t title it.  When I look at art I never read the title. I like my art to communicate its own sense of self. When I show my work in places that house a lot of real accomplished artists, mine seem so simple. And yet, that’s exactly what I strive for, capturing the essence of what it is, without sacrificing the character that is my signature.”

EDUCATION:
1990 BA University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, ceramics
1986 AA Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA, ceramics and oil painting

AWARDS:
1990 Kersage College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Calendar
1984 Artisan Scholarship Winner
1982 Sacramento State Capital Community College Art Show Participant

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2001 Gamble, Harriet, Celebrating the Familiar: An Interview with Betty Spindler, Arts & Activities, May
2001 Lark, Frank, A Gallery of Contemporary Design Work, The Ceramic Design Book
1998 Crawford, Lisa, Betty Spindler’s Full Harvest, Ceramics Monthly, September

Artist Betty Spindler really loves her fruits and vegetables, the ones she makes from clay, that is. Her specialty has become low-fired still life ceramics — mostly food items, which includes her humorous chicken in a pot surrounded by veggies.  Another, “Hot Dog” is typical of Betty Spindler’s food imagery,  presented without ketchup because that is the way the artist likes her own prepared. Before Spindler begins to sculpt her objects she cuts out a paper model, which helps her to keep the right proportions while working in clay. The end product results from shaping slabs of clay around crushed newspaper that roughly suggest the form.

Betty began her career in art at Burroughs High School. She graduated in 1962, but put her artistic dreams on hold to marry and raise a family.  In the 1980s, she began taking art classes at Cerro Coso with Paul Meyers, graduating in 1986. Many years later, she transferred her credits to Santa Cruz University and went back to school to earn a degree in art. “I stayed in Santa Cruz for about two years to complete my classes. I really appreciated the great foundation I received at Cerro Coso. The classes there were every bit as difficult as those at the university level,” Spindler said.

With a lot of hard work, Spindler has turned her hobby into a career. She has succeeded so well that one of her ceramic hot dogs is on permanent display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.


Using vibrant colors, Spindler produces realistic pieces — whether it’s an ice cream sundae, a hamburger with fries, a bowl of fruit, or a slice of cake. She builds each piece by hand and bisque fires it before adding color and detail. Some pieces require several coats of color and multiple firings. “It’s easier to handle the pieces after they’re bisque fired. Before that, they are very breakable. I get the best colors with commercial glazes and by low-firing my pieces,” Spindler said.


Not all of Spindler’s pieces are for sale. Some she donates to charity, especially the American Cancer Society.  She also supports the Venice Art Walk and free clinics.
“It’s my way of giving back,” Spindler said. Betty enjoys meeting the people who visit during the Open Studio Tour. “We get new people every year,” she said. “It’s interesting to visit with them and share our ideas about art.”


Ridgecrest, California “Daily Independent”   October 3, 2008   by Ruth Justis



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