Welcome to Atelier Genta !!

<body stylesrc="homepage.html" background="backgr.jpg" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <p align="center"><img src="genta.jpg" width="432" height="90"></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Arial"><strong>ABOUT US</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> ATELIER GENTA</font><font face="Arial"> is run by Kristi and Bernie Racher, and is located in wine country in the beautiful western foothillshills 30 miles outside Portland, Oregon. The countryside is full of forests, meadows, ponds and streams. Chickens, goats, and wild deer are our friendly neighbors.</font></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font face="Arial">Our love of nature and the refuge away from hectic city life has inspired us to express ourselves creatively, and we hope that we can deliver this happiness in our pieces of art.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial">Our crafts mainly consist of Ceramic stoneware, but we also hand print T-shirts, and make candles and jewelry. We are member of the Oregon Potters Association.</font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Arial">10%</font><font size="4" face="Arial"> of our profits are donated to the </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.wwf.org/" target="new"><font size="5" face="Arial">Worl Wildlife Fund</font></a><img src="panda.gif" width="90" height="73"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>to help keep this planet alive</strong></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Arial"><strong>POTTERY</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> Our pottery is handmade stoneware (fired to 2192� F), dishwasher and ovensave. All our clay is produced locally. Our glazes are LEADFREE, and most of them are formulated by us with raw materials. </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> All the ceramic pieces are fired twice, the first firing is called the bisque firing, it "stabilizes" the chemical structure of the clay and gets it ready for glazing. </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> During the glazing process different powders mixed with water are brushed, sprayed and dripped on the items and melted on them during the second "glaze firing".</font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>CANDLES</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></p> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><strong>THIS IS HOW WE MAKE OUR CANDLES:</strong></font></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">FIRST, RAW PARAFFIN IS BEING HEATED TO ABOUT 180� F.</font></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">THEN COLOR AND AROMAS ARE ADDED TO THE LIQUID.</font> </p> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">THE LIQUID PARAFFIN IS POURED INTO CONTAINERS, OFTEN IN DIFFERENT LAYERS OF COLORS.</font></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">THE CANDLE TAKES UP TO 12 HOURS TO CURE, WHILE MORE PARAFFIN IS ADDED AS THE CANDLE SHRINKS DURING THE COOLING PROCESS.</font></p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Arial"><strong>T-SHIRTS</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> Our t-shirts are hand printed with hand painted screens. We use high quality 100 % cotton t-shirts made by </font><a href="http://ceramics.about.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial">Jerseez</font></a><font size="4" face="Arial">. </font></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong> Return Policy:</strong></font><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p> <p><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>2 weeks from the date of purchase, T-shirts excluded (if they were worn). You can either contact us at the Saturday Market or call us to drop it off at our studio.</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>Credit Card Accounts will be charged back, so be sure you have the credit card the purchase was made with on hand.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>We accept all mayor credit cards, check with picture I.D., and of course, cash.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>To contact us </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>call: 503-662-5527 </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>toll free: 1-800-484-6651-0876 </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>fax: 503-662-3996 </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>e-mail: </strong></font><a href="mailto:ateliergenta@hotmail.com"><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>ateliergenta@hotmail.com</strong></font></a><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" face="Arial"><strong>on the web: </strong></font><a href="http://jump.to/ceramics"><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>http://jump.to/ceramics</strong></font></a><font color="#808040" size="3" face="Arial"><strong> (that's where you are right now) </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#808040" size="3" face="Arial"><strong>Our address is </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>1515 NW Phillips Rd, </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font color="#808040" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Gaston, OR 97119 </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><strong>Visits by appointment only, please.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"> </font><font size="6" face="Arial"><strong>LINKS</strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><img src="bullet2.jpg" width="18" height="18"></font></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><strong><img src="bar1.jpg" width="460" height="18"></strong></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28">POTTERY LINKS:</strong></font></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.potters.org/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.potters.org</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> - </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>clayart glaze recipe archives and more</strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://ceramics.about.com/mbody.htm?COB=home&PID=2731" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>http://ceramics.about.com</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> ,</strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>ceramic resource from the miningco.com</strong></font></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.oregonpotters.org/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.oregonpotters.org</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>- Local recources for potters</strong></font></p> <p align="left"> </p> </blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28">TO KEEP ON SURFIN' :</strong></font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.wwf.org/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.wwf.org</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - important info on conserving our planet - 10% of our profits are donated to this wonderful organization</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.drweil.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.drweil.com</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - I call this guy "god"- </strong><strong><u>the</u></strong><strong> natural health site, all others are imitations</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.oregonian.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.oregonian.com</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> - </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>Oregon's biggest newspaper </strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://portland.citysearch.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>portland.citysearch.com</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> -</strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong> Portland businesses and handi maps</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.discovery.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.discovery.com</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - also a great site of current issues of nature and our planet</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.hotmail.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.hotmail.com</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - no more telling your friends that your e-mail address changed</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.winfiles.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.winfiles.com</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - all the free software you ever wanted</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.download.com/"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.download.com</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>-shareware and computer resources</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.classifieds2000.com/" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.classifieds2000.com</strong></font></a><font face="Arial"><strong> - Buy and sell for free</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong><img src="bullet.gif" width="25" height="28"></strong></font><a href="http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/2337/homepage.html" target="new"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/2337/homepage.html</strong></font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong> -our personal homepage, not updated for at least 6 months, but we'll be the first one with a christmas page, haha !</strong></font></p> </blockquote>  </body>