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Claire O'Connor,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Email: oconnorpottery@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.oconnorpottery.com/
What type of clay do you use? Porcelaine and stoneware
What temperature do you fire to? Cone 10 reduction and occasionally oxidation
What is your primary forming method? Throwing, altering and handbuilding
What is your favorite surface treatment? No one favorite. I use lots of laser printed decals
Do you make any of your own tools? Leather hard chucks, paper templates
What one word would you use to describe your work? Responsive
What is your favorite thing about your studio? My window looking out on diverse inner city neighborhood
What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without? My potter neighbors
What are your top three studio wishes? More room Bigger studio More space and shelving
What’s on your current reading list? American at War With Itself - Henry Giroux
How do you save money on materials and supplies? Reclaim clay
How do you recharge creatively? Honest respectful critiques from colleagues and friends
What challenges have you given yourself to overcome? Gravity and centrifugal force
What did you first piece look like? Like I should try again
What ceramic superpower would you have and why? Increase centripetal force and thereby make attachments more dependable.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why? Who ever is honest - too many to list here
What is your studio playlist? Blues, jazz, folk, classical
Why do you create art? Most likely because as a child I was encouraged to experience and make art.
If you could change one property of clay, what would it be? Make it less expensive.
