We’ve lot Bud McBride, lost his incredible art and his warm friendliness, his interest in the environment and history of this place. I will treasure every piece of my collection of his pottery, reminiscent of tribal art and nature.

We got acquainted with the McBride brothers in the Klee Wyk Studio at their farm property on Red Salmon Creek. The studio was destroyed for being in the path of I-5. Bud spent the winters on the farm making pottery for Crow Valley Pottery, his spring and summer studio on Orcas Island.

He was one of the first “bell-ringers” about the …

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