PHOENIX, Ore. – A business duo made up of father and daughter produces ceramic bowls for Almeda fire victims.
“They’re still living it after we’ve moved on. So it’s nice to let them know we remember them,” said Jeff Edwards, co-owner of Northwest Ceramics.
He co-owns the business with his daughter, Liz O’Brien.
“We’re a complete studio, from throwing to hand building to glazing and whatever it takes,” said Edwards.
The couple are in the process of making handcrafted ceramic bowls from their studio for fire victims who were lucky enough to survive the fire themselves.
Edwards and O’Brien say they had already distributed ceramic mugs to survivors and donated a portion of their proceeds to Phoenix Talent Fire Relief before deciding to make bowls for people who have lost everything.
“You know, there is a lot of help out there when the fire happens. So what can we do? We always have ideas, ”said O’Brien.
And so far they say they have already made 50 bowls!
“They’re smaller bowls, they’re more like cereal, ice-cream bowl size,” Edwards said.
They hope the bowls are looking for sentimental objects that may have been lost.
“So many people have lost things like that made by their children or by their other family members.”
The duo have a goal of making 75 bowls but say they will move on if the need persists.
You can contact them on their Northwest Ceramics Facebook page to find out more.
NBC5 news reporter Mariah Mills is from Medford. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She also studied sociology.
At school, she reported on Oregon athletics for the student-run Duck TV. When she’s not reporting, reading, hiking, and rooting for her favorite teams, the Seattle Seahawks and Oregon Ducks.
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