About The Clay Cellar
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785-539-4177
At the age of nine, I knew that one day I would be an artist. I was awarded B.F.A. in
sculpture from Kansas State University in 1975. After thirteen years in the commercial
art world and 31hours of post graduate work in clay, I made the full time commitment to
pottery and in 1983 started the Clay Cellar in rural Kansas. Ray Freeby, my life partner
and maker of the dish and small/medium bowl forms joined the studio in 1990 and in 1992
we entered the wholesale marketplace. A studio staff helps make, glaze, fire and ship
our raku pottery to our many wholesale and consignment accounts. Today's studio
activities are concentrated in two major areas: the PRODUCTION DIVISION which
consists of our GIFT LINE (slip cast ring boxes, candle holders, decorative eggs, etc.)
and our DESIGNER LINE (raku slab built bowls, dishes platters and wall domes) and
the CUSTOM DIVISION which consists of limited editions and one-of-a- kind hand built
or wheel thrown CUSTOM ART VESSELS, and mixed media CONTEMPORARY TILE
WALL INSTALLATIONS.
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