The pottery wheel aids her in developing the crystalline pots, vases and dishes she envisions. Her porcelain glass wear is both ornamental and functional. An array of colors beam out from her symmetrical creations. The crystalline part of her ceramics come from the reaction between the glaze she uses and zinc particles in the clay. Some of the crystals sprout like dandelions, while others from a sand dollar's shape.
Crystalline work is fairly uncommon, and has an extremely dazzling effect on common pottery.
While both women work with ceramics, the contrast between their finished products is startling. Gallery 303 is located in the Betty Foy building. Both artists' work will be up for sale and can be viewed until October 29. Tony Mann's work will also be celebrated Friday night. His wooden sculptures can be found all along the pedestrian between the Foy and Coba buildings.