A NOTE FROM THE ARTIST ABOUT MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE: "Each piece of our functional and decorative stoneware pottery is thrown on the potter's wheel. No casting or mass-production techniques are used. Our work is inspired by our natural surroundings and many pieces are hand-carved or embossed and often enhanced with hand-formed leaves and acorns. Our "spirit jars" have the addition of semi-precious gemstones. We have been creating with clay for more than 50 years"