Save the Date: June 10

6th Annual Sophia Street Pottery Throwdown

By trista chapman

work with glazes she makes herself. Scarlett makes most of her work for PONSHOP's brick and mortar store in downtown Fredericksburg. She also takes commissioned work from private clients, retail stores and restaurants.

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"The work I make is primarily cone 6 porcelain. I love exploring glazes and use this passion in an attempt to

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 10 for the annual Sophia Street Pottery Throwdown featuring over 25 local and regional ceramic artists Festival events will happen from 10 am5pm on the street in front of 1104 Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg.

Shop a wide variety of ceramic art, watch demonstrations, and enjoy live music from Fredericksburg's country/bluegrass favorite The Wellbillies You can also help local non-profit Empowerhouse support survivors of domestic violence by purchasing raffle tickets for an annual collaborative ceramic creation from Dan Finnegan and Trista Chapman.

The next 2 issues of Front Porch will showcase some of the artists participating in this year's Throwdown including: create pieces that capture attention and allow you to explore the surface and intricacies of my pots." process. While the research will never be complete, I have a palette of glazes that I developed through thousands of considered tests. With the glazes in mind, I sit down at the potter's wheel to create porcelain vessels with a simple elegance. Round, fluid forms are my favorite canvas to showcase glaze and vessel."

The annual Sophia Street Throwdown is sponsored by Trista Chapman of Sophia Street Studios. Trista has been throwing her fabulous "Tristaware" in downtown Fredericksburg for nearly 30 years. Sophia Street Studios features a variety of art, home décor and accessories and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10-5.

Scarlett

Scarlett's ceramics draw inspirations from subtle curves in nature to create exquisite forms that are also functional. She uses a variety of techniques including slab, coil, the potters wheel and clay stencils, and finishes all her

"My work begins in the glaze lab, where I systematically approach experimentation with glaze chemistry to develop crystalline and iridescent glazes. The combination of small changes in the chemical makeup of my glazes and minor variations in the firing process drives my