Details
| First Name | Sharon |
| Last Name | MELON |
| Nickname | SharonM |
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My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Sculpting, Slip casting, Everything to do with Ceramics |
| Clay body | Earthenware, Stoneware |
| Clay Brand | varies |
| Kiln Type | Electric Kiln |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Oxidation Atmosphere |
| Temperature | depends on project |
| Glaze | again depends on projects but like jungle Gems |
About Me
| Introduction | My name is Sharon Melon and I am from a small town in Ohio. I am currently working with bisque and playing with different ways to use them. I was gifted a pottery wheel for Christmas and have only worked with it once and need a lot of instructions in order to make pots and vases and what ever else I can learn to make. I like to do different thing with clay but actually my success rate is very low and I have wasted a whole lot of clay. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | I love watching the pieces come to life this is an great feeling to watch them come alive. I love to dry brush ceramics and have really been doing a lot glazes using jungle gem glazes and other glazes. I love learning different techniques. Working at ceramics is my happy place and is great therapy with struggles going on in my life |
| How I started with ceramics | I started doing ceramics back in the 80’s and did them off and on until the 90’s when I really got involved in ceramics helping at a local studio and learned how to pour and clean up green ware. I loved working with the pieces and watching them come to life, and watching others working their magic. The shop I was working at closed due to the property was bought. After that it was hard to find another shop I was comfortable in. I moved to a different state and tried to find some where I could get some ceramics from.  I took a clay class but due to where it was located on a second floor with unsafe steps for me. Now i have found a place that has a studio with some clay also. The clay part of it is not really educational you buy clay and just try to do things you want to do. Now I am in my happy place again |
| What inspires me | Taking the general idea of what I want to make and having it transform into a piece of art |
| What I'm working on at the moment | I have a variety of things that I am working on. My latest clay project was making a flower bowl. |
| My Artist Statement | My art is expression of who I am and what I enjoy doing |
