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My Ceramics

In the studio I like to do	Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel, Sculpting, Slip casting, Everything to do with Ceramics
Pottery Wheel	CO-Z 10 inch Pottery Wheel, Electric
Clay body	Earthenware
Clay Brand	Armadillo Clay: Longhorn White & Red L/F and mid-fire Porcelain
Kiln Type	Electric Kiln
Kiln Atmosphere	Reduction Atmosphere
Temperature	up to 2300
Glaze	I am presently using Mayco and Amaco glazes. They are all low-fire at the moment but I am really wanting to expand into mid and high fire clays and glazes as well as raku.
You can buy my work from	At present I am not selling any of my ceramics.

Introduction	My name is Juanetta Bocko and I am from Plainview Texas. I love hand building and slip casting. I really enjoy and gravitate towards experimenting with clays.
What I Love about Ceramics	Ceramics is so versatile and there are so many things I am able to create. I love the feel of the clay in my hands and watching it come to life as I shape it into what I am working on.
How I started with ceramics	I am an art teacher but never got to work with clay. My second position allowed me to branch into ceramics with my students and my love for clay was born.
What inspires me	I am not sure that I can pinpoint one specific thing that inspires me. Everything has the potential to inspire me.
What I'm working on at the moment	Right now I am working on slip casting.
My Artist Statement	I enjoy working with balloons as armatures and seeing how the clay reacts to them and clings to the balloons.
My CV	My career highlights are really teaching my high school students as much as I can about ceramics. I would love to build up enough pieces to put them into shows.