Still time to view Shaffer's award-winning work

Susan Shaffer, Boca Grande potter and papermaker and frequent exhibitor at the Boca Grande Art Alliance, won two awards July 2 at the North Port Art Center’s “Fins, Fur and Feather” juried exhibition. Shaffer’s framed paper work titled “Avian Ensemble” was awarded first place and her stoneware clay/mixed media piece, “Fish Vessel,” received an honorable mention. Shaffer is a founding member of the Boca Grande Art Alliance and a year-round island resident. Her web site is shafferclayoriginals.com. The show at the North Port Art Center, 5950 Sam Shapos Way, will run through Aug. 26.