Episode 17 Clay Collective Tour Talk with Nick DeVries and Kate Marotz

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Nick DeVries

Finding this life as a potter has been a gift, and I am constantly striving to make pots that communicate a sense of balance and complexity, so that through my pots I may add something to this thriving ecosystem of life and clay.

You can find his work at DeVries Pottery or on Instagram at devriespottery.

Kate Marotz

I make functional stoneware pots that formally draw from rural Wisconsin’s cocoons/chrysalides, bones, and seed pods. On long walks in Wisconsin’s landscape, I find joy in the smaller details of the land: stones, wild flowers, birds nests, and tree bark become focal points of my excursions. Incorporating these surfaces, forms, and patterns in my work is my invitation to join me in the intimate moment of discovery.

Kate’s work can be found on her website at Kate Marotz or on Instagram at kate.marotz

The cups we drank from during this episode where made by Courtney Murphy, Mark Skudlarek, Ernest Miller, and Beth Lo.