Shana Brautigam is a potter and teaching
artist working at Rooted in Clay pottery studio
in Rindge, NH. She makes her forms using
hand-building techniques, such as pinching,
coiling, and slab building. Without using the
wheel, Shana creates a variety of unique
forms, including everything from bowls and
mugs, to teapots, large vessels, and clay
instruments. She often decorates the surface
by imprinting natural objects, such as leaves,
ferns, evergreens, and nutshells into the clay.
She fires her work outside in a wood-fired kiln,
built using old electric kilns. Firing with wood,
the flames travel throughout the kiln, creating
a range of beautiful earth tones and surface
effects.
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