Excertpt: As artists we seek the defining characteristics of our individual voices and the techniques by which to best express this vision. Technique by itself has little meaning. However, often in the interplay between vision and technique we are able to take steps forward, at one moment pushing technique to stretch our vision, and at another pushing our vision to stretch the technique. Looking back in retrospect, we are amazed by this evolution.

by Alan Willoughby -This article was originally published by Ceramics Technical. Reprinted by permission.