The second annual national ceramics fine art show, "From Stoneware to Porcelain," opens to the public at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 at Fallbrook Art & Cultural Center. The exhibit will remain on display through Sept. 28.

Works from the Fred Marer Collection of Contemporary Ceramics will be featured in the show, along with new works by 88-year-old Ojai potter Otto Heino. A presentation by Heino, "How to Make Money Being a Potter," scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. Sept. 6, will precede the 5 to 8 p.m. private opening reception that evening for guests of the artists and Art & Cultural Center members.

Regardless of their origin, nine of the 14 ceramicists whose works will be on display now call San Diego County home, and four of the remaining five do not live far away. In addition to Heino, exhibiting artists include Tim Benson of San Diego; Levi J. Casias, a native of Montrose, Colo., who now lives in Oceanside; John Conrad, who calls Olivenhain his home; Fallbrook resident (and Chicago native) Howard Costantino, who organized and directed the first national ceramics fine art show; and Palm Springs resident Michelle Jamison, who came to California from Bloomington, Ind.

Also exhibiting are Dot Kimura, who was born in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, but now lives in San Diego; English-born Christina Pearce, who is now an artist in residence at San Diego State University; Barbara Ross, a Chicago native who now lives in the Cotswolds in England; Walter Schiffelbein, another Chicago native, who now lives in Vista; two Laguna Beach residents, Scott Schoenherr and Fred Stodder, both of whom are native Southern Californians; Carlsbad resident Cheryl Tall, who was born in Atlantic City, N.J.; and Minako Yamane-Lee, born and raised in Japan, who now lives in Del Mar.

Artists displaying this year who also exhibited in last year's show are Costantino, Conrad, Heino, Jamison, Ross, Schiffelbein and Yamane-Lee. There are two sponsors for this year's show, Creative Industries of El Cajon, and Freeform Clay & Supply, which is in National City.

During the show's run, exhibition hours Monday through Thursday will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission donation requested is $5. Fallbrook Art & Cultural Center is at 103 S. Main St. (corner of Main and Alvarado) in downtown Fallbrook.

For additional information about the show, call (760) 728-1414.

You may contact Betty Johnston at (760) 728-5511, (760) 451-5009, bjohnston@nctimes.com or johnston@nctimes.net. You may also read her column on the Internet at www.nctimes.com.