Mary Boetgger  has a Bachelors Degree in Art Education from Ohio State University and a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Ball State University with an additional 20 graduate credits in ceramics.  After working for 27 years as an Art Teacher in Ohio Public Schools she has persuaded her art full time. She has also attended many workshops and conferences related to ceramics. She has  had the pleasure of learning from ceramic masters like John Peterson, Ted Neal, Susan Filey and John Britt, among others. Mary now work full time from my home studio in rural Randolph County, northwest of Union City, Indiana She currently teaches wheel throwing to adult at Arts Place.

 

Mary creates both functional and decorative ceramic pieces using porcelain and stoneware clays.  All of her designs are original and are handcrafted by her using hand-built and wheel-thrown techniques. Mary’s main source of inspiration comes from nature. She spends considerable time getting lost in the making of small attachments and carving when the clay is leather hard. This is her favorite part of the process. Once the work is fired, it is glazed and fired again to cone 6 or 10.  All of the interior surfaces of my functional work are glazed with food safe glazes. I am most interested in making unique pieces that are loved and used by their owners.