Please note: The Clay Studio SCHOOL is closed Wednesday, 11/27- Sunday, 12/1. The GALLERY & SHOP close at 3 pm Wed. 11/27 and will be closed on Thurs. 11/28 in observance of the Thanksgiving. Normal SHOP & GALLERY hours resume on Friday, 11/29. Happy Holidays!

Betsy Morningstar

Lined paper has been in my life for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I drew all over it, carefully folded it into love letters, & torn bits for silly notes and gum wrappers. I use it to organize life, & store memories. Lined paper is familiar, nostalgic and safe. I enjoy the magic of trompe l'oeil as I manipulate porcelain to mimic the normalcy of notebook paper, creating the comfort of blue and red lines, the placement of binder holes, and the inevitable frayed edge. I find beauty in the folds, wrinkles and waves of used paper. I started creating porcelain notebook papers, and journaling on them, out of a need to find and see importance in each day, and communicate outside of myself in a physical way. Each porcelain paper features journal notes and fleeting moments from a day in my life, now forever special & permanent. The notes vary on the emotional spectrum of life, but all are significant moments I never want to forget. They are my brain and my heart in physical form.
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