I first discovered ceramics in High School. From there I took a sculpture class in college where I began to get into sculpture and made my first gargoyle, which is made out of clay, using the coil method, and glazed with an oxide.
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Cuddles
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![Fluffy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/275759d982a068ec5c5e1b66ab0e92de/bc2d62a7-12e6-4218-9037-28d30b53e835_rw_600.jpg?h=ca122d451d4e2ed6f8cb9370612eeb23)
Fluffy
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![Shnookums](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/275759d982a068ec5c5e1b66ab0e92de/2614c768-1373-44c5-9b94-ee819bdc91e5_rw_1920.jpg?h=78e69176d970c89a6085ca4c91c2402c)
Shnookums
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Images of my progress building Fluffy, my second gargoyle.
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Images of Shnookums being constructed
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