Lois Harvey is a ceramic artist living and working in Georgia.
My addiction to making pottery started when I discovered clay in college. I quickly changed my major from Graphic Design to 3D Studio-Ceramics and never looked back. Making with clay has taken me to Philadelphia and New York and I’ve spent twelve years honing my skills and craft in clay. After working in high-touch finishes in New York, me and my husband decided to move back home to Statesboro, Georgia. We’ve been back in Georgia for two years and welcomed our first son.
I currently teach workshops/classes and have my own studio at the Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts. I make pots for everyday use with a few sculptural pieces as well. I’m interested in the daily ritual our connection with these handmade objects creates, so I try to make things that are special and thoughtfully made.
Each clay piece is made on the potters wheel, then dried slowly, over a matter of days so the moisture is even. Then, the pot goes into a kiln for a bisque firing. The kiln cools and is unloaded for glazing. The bisque pot is dipped into a liquid glaze then carefully wiped off on the bottom. The pot goes into the kiln for the final time for the glaze firing, up to cone 6, in an oxidation firing.