AMY THREEFOOT VALERIAS
First Place
Ceramics

I am a clay artist with a passion for texture, color and detail.  My pieces are formed by hand using soft slab construction, coils, and pinching techniques.  I also cut and dart and paddle pieces to achieve different shapes.  Texture is a bit of an obsession and I have up to or more than a hundred different texture tools – some are found objects, others bought and most made from wood and clay. I happily spend hours wondering hardware stores, perusing cooking shops, scouring friends offered junk in search of texture.  And then there is the time I spend contentedly using some tool or other to carve into clay or wood.

I use glazes to emphasize the texture and detail of the pieces.  

I work in porcelain and red stoneware clay; enjoying making both functional and sculptural pieces.