
A young artist traces a hand pattern over wet clay to create a tile for the mosaic.
photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

After tracing the pattern, details are impressed into the clay, and the shape is cut out.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

One of the house patterns, ready to be pressed into the clay.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

Local potter Nancy Quickert shares techniques for rolling out slabs of clay.

Many hands make light work!

Our happy volunteers seem pretty psyched to be playing with the clay

Clay hands and poppies dry prior to being glazed.

Young volunteers help to sort tile by color.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

Mural Artist Leslie Scott teaches how to make a slab hand.

Once taught, we teach each other.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

Painting glaze on a hand that will
become our phoenix.
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

All skill levels were welcome in this workshop!
Photo courtesy of Piper Nicolosi

All of the ceramics were fired by local artist Nancy Quickert (quickertceramics.com)
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini

A field of poppies in the just-opened kiln
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini

Before firing, the pieces were a bit dull. Afterwards they are bright and gleaming!
Photo courtesy of Nancy Quickert Bertolini