Artist Stories

Artist stacking finished ceramic bowls, plates, and vases in a pottery workshop

Rachael Scharf of RachelPots Ceramics. Photo Credit: Cory Antiel.

Marcus Maria Jung

Artist

About 3 years ago, I lost my art studio, tools and most of my belongings on Cobb Mountain, California in the devastating Valley Fire of…

Artist in his workshop using clamps to hold pieces of wood on a workbench.

Russell Karkowski

Furniture Maker

We learned early in the flood recovery process that we weren’t going to recover by ourselves. You start to see yourself as a member of…

Somiko Harrington

Fiber Artist

Fiber artist Somiko Harrington and her family evacuated their first floor home and work studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as Hurricane Irma was churning up…

Tracy Glover

Glass Artist

In March 2010 glass artist Tracy Glover’s studio was inundated in the largest flood Rhode Island had seen in 200 years. Like many of the…

Sheri Hargrove

Glass Artist

Glass artist Sheri Hargrove has called the beautiful Texas island of Port Aransas her home for more than 12 years. Her shop, Port A Glass,…

Casey Giakas

Potter

The best way to help artists and people who have been impacted by disasters is to understand. Artists may have lost the tools they use…

Johnathon DeSoto

Woodworker

Being a full time craft artist is something that many of us dream about, but it does have its own risks built into it: Lack…

Artist working on a piece of sculpture in the studio.

Diana Dávila

Artist

“After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, I spent 110 days without electrical power and 45 days without water. The first way CERF+ helped…

Artist shaping pottery on a spinning wheel at a ceramic workshop.

Andrea Christie

Clay Artist

When my home and studio in New Orleans flooded after Hurricane Katrina, I was able to get right back to work, and keep my commitment…

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