Trained monitors, left to right, back row: Kathy Laboun, MaryAnn Bechtel, Douna Black, Diane Williams, and Diane Oster. Front row: Sandy Fried, Donna Duran, and Judy Marino.
Pottery/Ceramics Club board of directors, left to right: Donna Duran, vice president; Debbie Olguin, president; Diane Williams, secretary; and Diane Oster, treasurer
All ordering and purchasing, based on need, are done by the board. General meetings are held quarterly and classes are scheduled throughout the year.
Each piece a person makes is fired a minimum of two times, once when the clay is dry and once when it is glazed. Each piece is accompanied by a slip of paper with name and type of firing. Loading pieces in the kiln is like a jigsaw puzzle, and Paula Lambert, “Queen of the Kiln,” works hard to place pieces so they are secure and fired safely with no breakage.