Clay Artists at the Vineyard

This is what Rancho Bernardo Winery should be like! Felt like a mini-​Balboa Park only more accessible and less crowded. Welcomed immediately and ushered in for a tour by a very nice woman artist. She answered all our questions and then some.
There are beautiful pieces for sale at INSANELY inexpensive prices! I will definitely go back for any gifts in the near future. Many practical items also.
Interesting … Project poppy is a fundraising effort by Clay Artists at the Vineyard to raise funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 100% of sales are donated. Just beautiful in every meaning of the word.

Clay Artists at the Vineyard is both a gallery and a workshop where to study the ceramic arts. It is much bigger that I thought it was, and I have been neglecting a visit for a long time, maybe because is ‘on the other side’ when all the action seems to be packed on the right side of the Rancho Winery premises, once you park your car and go to where all shops and the winery itself are. However, there is no way to miss this is you observe the woody signs with nice colors that indicate the way.
Once there, you are welcomed to check the artisans working (mostly students) and you can see the oven operating plus a section that is somewhat an art gallery, where you can buy pieces from different students/​artists. Prices are very economic for the hand and har work and the love each artisan put in each of their creations (at least when I have done ceramics, I don’t even want to sell them, they are my babies!), so I did not find the prices outrageous at all. Plus the location inside the RB winery is another pleasant experience by itself. Very recommendable for a visit even if you are not into clay.