Steve and April Burk
Center of the Earth Ceramics
Texas


Instagram: @centeroftheearthceramics

Artist Statement
We love creating one-of-a-kind art pieces based on the landscapes of New Mexico and Colorado.

Studio Description
Home studio, but we fire our work elsewhere

What type of clay do you use?
Stoneware from Texas and New Mexico

What temperature do you fire to?
Cone 6

What is your primary forming method?
Wheel throwing and handbuilding

What is your favorite surface treatment?
Underglaze

What one word would you use to describe your work?
Organic

What is your favorite thing about your studio?
It's at home.

What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without?
Our wheel

What are your top three studio wishes?
Bigger, better washing station, and kiln outlet.

How do you recharge creatively?
Drinking coffee and pondering the next project

What did your first piece look like?
Small

What is on your studio playlist?
Led Zeppelin

Why do you create art?
Enjoyment

If you could change one property of clay, what would it be?
No shrinking

 

 

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