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A young artist traces a hand pattern over wet clay to create a tile for the mosaic.
photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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After tracing the pattern, details are impressed into the clay, and the shape is cut out.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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One of the house patterns, ready to be pressed into the clay.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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Local potter Nancy Quickert shares techniques for rolling out slabs of clay.
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Many hands make light work!
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Our happy volunteers seem pretty psyched to be playing with the clay
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Clay hands and poppies dry prior to being glazed.
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Young volunteers help to sort tile by color.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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Mural Artist Leslie Scott teaches how to make a slab hand.
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Once taught, we teach each other.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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Painting glaze on a hand that will
become our phoenix.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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All skill levels were welcome in this workshop!
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi
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All of the ceramics were fired by local artist Nancy Quickert (quickertceramics.com)
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini
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A field of poppies in the just-opened kiln
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini
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Before firing, the pieces were a bit dull. Afterwards they are bright and gleaming!
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini