SPA members Jeanie Medema (left) and Karen Richey show two of their potted ceramic and pottery agave and saguaro cactus creations. (Photo by Raymond Goettsch)
Raymond H. Goettsch
Last summer, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) member Jeanie Medema noticed that the potted live plants decorating the Ed Robson Pickleball Center were dying. As an instructor in ceramics, Jeanie thought that ceramic plants could replace the dying plants. She made the proposal to the SPA Board, and the board agreed. Jeanie created ceramic and pottery agave and Moroccan mound plants by making leaves and stalks one at a time. SPA member Karen Richey, an experienced potter, joined the project, creating pottery saguaro cacti in bloom with bees. Creating each of the ceramic and pottery plants required approximately 12 to 15 hours. The ceramic and pottery plants have now been placed in pots and decorate the pickleball courts.