“There’s nothing more gratifying than taking material from the earth and transforming it into functional pieces for people to use and appreciate. The art of throwing clay on a wheel is both therapeutic and grounding.
It connects me to a process that people have been doing for centuries.”

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

- Edgar Degas

Yvette Bendickson is the creator and owner of Driftwood Pottery. She has been working with and studying various media for over 40 years, which include studies at Washington State University, Eastern Washington University and the Corcoran Gallery of Art at Georgetown University. She’s currently a member of the Oregon Potters Association. You can find her pottery at various shops in Oregon and Washington, on Etsy, here on her website and an occational Art festival in the Pacific Northwest. She currently lives with her husband Jim, in Spokane, Washington and Manzanita, Oregon, where she gets her inspiration from the sea.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

Manito Country Club Christmas Luncheon - Spokane, Washington
December 9, 2025

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Etsy

“There’s nothing more gratifying than taking material from the earth and transforming it into functional pieces for people to use and appreciate. The art of throwing clay on a wheel is both therapeutic and grounding. It connects me to a process that people have been doing for centuries.”

Driftwood Pottery

“There’s nothing more gratifying than taking material from the earth and transforming it into functional pieces for people to use and appreciate. The art of throwing clay on a wheel is both therapeutic and grounding.
It connects me to a process that people have been doing for centuries.”