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Sometimes, especially when I complete my taxes, I start to wonder why I do ceramics with my students. It's expensive. It's difficult. It's messy. It's a slow process. It's fragile. But, I think that the reasons which should be stopping me from teaching the ceramic process, are precisely why I do it. Every now and again, I return to Santa Rita Elementary School, and make a pilgrimage to the mosaic created by Ruth Ann Harrison, back in the 1960's. I know that she arranged to have a kiln placed at the school. I know that she selected the terra cotta clay. I know that she picked the glazes. And, a few years after Ruth Ann retired, I entered kindergarten. My first experiences with clay left me wanting more. I took ceramic classes in middle school, high school, college, and I kiln mooched at an assortment of junior colleges, and community centers. So, my heart goes out to Ruth Ann, for instilling in me a lifelong passion. I don't know you, but I feel that I do know you, somehow. And, I work hard to share my love of clay, and to pay your gift forward.
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| Playing the guitar... |
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| Playing hopscotch... |
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| Enjoying sports... |
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| Dog walking... |
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| My first project... |
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| Pesky, runny glaze... |
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| A class collaboration... |
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