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My Ceramics

In the studio I like to do	Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel
Pottery Wheel	Shimpo VL whisper
Clay body	Stoneware, Porcelain
Clay Brand	Plainsman polar ice, Tuckers bright white porcelain, various PSH stoneware clays
Kiln Type	Electric Kiln
Kiln Atmosphere	Oxidation Atmosphere
Temperature	Cone 6

Introduction	I’m Julie Arseneault. I’m from New Brunswick, Canada. I’m a physician by day and hobby potter by night/when I have free time. I love making fine wheel thrown porcelain. I love translucent pieces. I dislike making the same thing twice and usually am learning a new technique. I don’t sell my pieces, I just make them for fun.
What I Love about Ceramics	Ceramics help me feel like a child again, and explore my relationship with art. It helps me be present and explore various emotions.
How I started with ceramics	I took a 6 week intro class and was hooked! Got my own studio a few months later.
What inspires me	People, online classes, online groups. I like to play with clay and explore how I relate to the emotions that come up for me during the creative process. I’m trying to de-censure myself, as I have a tendency to try to avoid less pleasant emotions, and this censorship decreases my creativity. I try to turn “mistakes” or pieces I dislike into something different that I may like.
What I'm working on at the moment	What I’m working on changes every week. I like making silkscreens, using underglaze transfers, doing sgraphito, testing new glazes, making colored clay and paper clay, occasionally sculptures.