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(above) Lisa's Pot, hand-built clay
(below left) Mom's Pot, hand-built clay
(below, right) The Flat Bowl, hand-built clay
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Dr. Hodge allowed his students to look outside the box with artistic creativity, even when a piece failed (my flat piece was to be a bowl). This creativity has followed me throughout my life, with my home decor and planning our garden - and even with using outside-the-box thinking in my work life.