By PATRICIA GUTHRIE

Special to The Record

The sea, the mountains, the forest — the essence of the Pacific Northwest — gleams from the shiny porcelain pottery of Carol Ann Bauer. So do the crimson bluffs and subtle shades of the Southwest.

A ceramic artist of plates, bowls, cups, vases and other functional wares, Bauer incorporates colors of her surroundings from the many places she’s lived, worked and sold pottery over the past 45 years.

“Water and nature have always been part of my work,” Bauer said. “A beautiful line or form and line detail have always caught my eye.”

Bauer and husband Howard Hamsa work from their StillFire home studio in Freeland. Supplies, tools and finished pieces spill from an outdoor workspace into the kitchen and living room. In warmer weather, Bauer moves her

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