Through the years I have dabbled at art pottery, worked seriously at high volume production, owned little kilns, big kilns, gas kilns, raku kilns, and electric kilns. I have mixed my own glazes from chemical formulas, and participated in more shows than I can remember. Today, I “play in the clay” to my heart’s content, fashioning whatever I fancy, sharing my medium with my grandchildren and a few students, but all the while remaining passionate about process of working in cool, soft, pliable clay and the adrenal rush of opening the kiln to view the shining, colorful results of my handiwork.