Welcome to the 348th installment of A View From the Easel, the series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Connor Czora draws on the history of porcelain ceramics while teaching the next generation of potters in DC.
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Connor Czora, Washington, DC
How long have you been working in this space? Seven years.
Describe an average day in your studio. I work at District Clay Center, where I also teach. Every day, I arrive at the studio between 1pm and 2pm to catch up on emails before moving into my own practice.
Ceramics pass through several stages before they are complete: throwing/building, surface decoration, glazing, decal transfers, and gilding. Because each step can take days or weeks, a full workday often means focusing on just one process, such as throwing or applying luster. In the background, I usually alternate between music and audiobooks.
