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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.

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.