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FUNCTIONAL ART

What do you most enjoy about the medium of ceramics?

I like that people can touch and engage with the. Even cups, they’re too precious; often people get nervous about using them. But I like people to not be afraid of it because there’s so much beauty in handling it and holding it and feeling it and experiencing it. It’s so much nicer to use a cup than have it sit on the shelf. It’s for the viewer to engage with and not be intimidated by it.

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