Team Barbara Maker Event!

​Join Team Barbara on Friday, August 19th, from 6-9 p.m. for a Raku Party! Throughout this evening, guests will have the opportunity to eat, drink, and mingle outside while watching Mayor Buffaloe and artist Eric Ordway complete a raku firing of the pieces Barbara will auction off at our CelebrARTy Event in October. Guests will then have the opportunity to choose a pre-made bud vase to glaze and fire in the raku kiln! At the end of the night, all participants will be able to take home their pot. Purchase a $50 ticket for you and a friend, and come watch our Columbia Mayor experiment with fire and clay!

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BARBARA BUFFALOE
​Mayor of Columbia

​Barbara Buffaloe is the second female Mayor of Columbia, MO. She recently served as Columbia’s first Sustainability Manager where she was responsible for integrating short- and long-term sustainable comprehensive action plans, resource conservation, and related sustainability programs to advance a more sustainable, vital, and well-planned future for the city. Barbara serves on the Board of Directors for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), a peer network of local government sustainability officials across the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic prosperity, and increased social equity. Buffaloe holds a BS in Environmental Design and an MS in Environment & Behavior from the University of Missouri. Barbara and her husband, Luke, have two little Buffaloes and love riding our bikes. Barbara is a huge fan of breakfast tacos. 

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​Barbara will be collaborating with Ceramic Artist and Access Arts Studio Manager, Eric Ordway. Their project journey will be documented by Aaron Phillips, Owner of Aaron Phillips Photography!

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ERIC ORDWAY

Eric was born and raised in Columbia, MO where he was first exposed to ceramics at Moberly Area Community College. Eric received his BFA from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He moved back to Columbia to pursue post-baccalaureate studies in clay. After two years, Eric was awarded an Artist in Residence at the Morean Center for Clay. While there he taught ceramics at Berkeley Preparatory School where he discovered his joy of teaching. Eric moved back to Columbia to receive his MFA in Visual Studies from the University of Missouri. Eric currently is the Ceramic Studio & Residency Manager at Access Arts and has exhibited his work at the national and international levels.  
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He currently lives in Columbia, MO, with his wife, Chelseá, and their English pointer, Lily.

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