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My Ceramics

In the studio I like to do	Handbuilding, Sculpting
Pottery Wheel	I don't use a pottery wheel
Clay body	Stoneware
Clay Brand	Plainsman clay M-340
Kiln Type	Electric Kiln
Kiln Atmosphere	Oxidation Atmosphere
Temperature	Cone 5
Glaze	I use underglazes and Cone 5 glazes
You can buy my work from	My website: hazlehurstsculpture.com

Introduction	My name is Gail Hazlehurst. I am a retired pottery instructor in Victoria, B.C,, Canada. Now that I am retired from teaching I am focusing on creating my own abstract wall and vessel sculptures. using the pinch, coil and slab methods of clay handbuilding. I am fascinated by abstract clay sculpture.
What I Love about Ceramics	I love everything about Ceramics.
How I started with ceramics	I got started in Ceramics during the completion of my BFA degree at University of Hawaii. It was one of the art courses I took and I fell in love with it immediately and knew instantly that I wanted to specialize in it.
What inspires me	The ocean and nature inspire me the most.
What I'm working on at the moment	I am working on handbuilding boat shaped, abstract vessel sculptures.
My Artist Statement	See my website: hazlehurstsculpture.com
My CV	See my website: hazlehurstsculpture.com