Alice Houser / Queen Anne's Lance
My interest in kaleidoscopes began when I started collecting them more than 25 years ago. My collection includes numerous toy...Featherwood Earrings
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Nancy Tucker Darrell
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Nancy Darrell
I enjoy the rhythms of throwing clay, the repetition of forms as they evolve, the cycles of firing, and the slow changes brought forth through creative inspiration.I make pottery both to meet a utilitarian need and to explore my own sense of beauty. Porcelain is my choice of clay because its smooth, light texture offers a soothing surface for brushed or carved images. My approach is traditional as I learned and apprenticed with Charles Counts. The mountains and natural images around me inspire me. They show up in all my work. Several years ago I became interested in woodblock prints and my love of this technique soon transfered to my pottery. I began carving on lamp shades. The carved areas allowed more light to pass through giving a light and dark effect like a block print. Later, I began applying a dark slip to the surface of the clay and carving through it. My current work is going in several different directions. This is exciting for me as for many years I just made prodution of one line.
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Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC



