Details
| First Name | Patty |
| Last Name | Lewis |
| Nickname |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel, Sculpting |
| Pottery Wheel | Brent |
| Clay body | Stoneware |
| Clay Brand | Little Loafers from Highwater Clay in Asheville, North Carolina |
| Kiln Type | Electric Kiln |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Oxidation Atmosphere |
| Temperature | Cone 6 |
| Glaze | Amaco Spectrum I have some glazes that I purchased years ago from one of my teachers who is no longer living. |
| You can buy my work from | I don’t currently have an outlet for purchases. I am part of a local pottery group, and we usually have 1-2 sales per year, but the pandemic has kicked our sales off the calendar for 2021. |
About Me
| Introduction | My name is Patty Collins Lewis, and I am from East Tennessee, US. I make mostly functional ware with stoneware clay and fire to cone 6 in an electric kiln. I was a licensed architect until I had my children, and decided to stay home. I simply like to make things. I love to find antique items and refurbish or repurpose them, gardening, and especially all things clay, although I’ve never tried slip casting. I’m interested in learning how to bring my love of architecture, gardening, and design to my clay work. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | That’s easy. Everything. |
| How I started with ceramics | In 1999 a friend suggested we take a community class, and I was hooked. |
| What inspires me | Hmmmm. I don’t know how to describe this. |
| What I'm working on at the moment | Wheel thrown, altered, sgraffito, cut out, vessels with colored slip. |
