Episode 27 Gloria Van Dixhorn and Crystal Wood McParland
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Gloria Van Dixhorn is a Madison potter known for her whimsically illustrated mugs. Her pieces feature a variety of animals, plants, and other naturally inspired images. Gloria also creates her mugs in a variety of sizes, from small to large to extra large, so no matter what you need a mug for you can count on finding the perfect Gloria mug! You can see her work on Instagram at gloria_loves_clay.
Crystal trained as a chemist. In 2007 she enrolled in a pottery course for fun. Since then it has become her passion. She believes ceramics is a collision of chemistry, fire, electricity, water and earth. It can be highly technical, intuitive or somewhere in between. She loves when the fire reacts with the clay and makes it look like a rock in predictably unexpected ways. You can see her work on her website at McParland Ceramics or on Instagram at McParland_Ceramics.