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because they didn't do "art," and I disagreed with because they didn't do "art," and I disagreed with them. Put simply – I think to be creative is to try them. Put simply – I think to be creative is to try something new and to express yourself. Creative something new and to express yourself. Creative looks different on different people and at different looks different on different people and at different times. Sometimes creativity "strikes" while you're times. Sometimes creativity "strikes" while you're cooking, or decorating your bedroom, or drawing, cooking, or decorating your bedroom, or drawing, or assembling an outfit. Being creative thankfully or assembling an outfit. Being creative thankfully isn't limited to the world of art. isn't limited to the world of art. Can you describe a time when you first realized Can you describe a time when you first realized that creating was something you absolutely had that creating was something you absolutely had to do? to do? I have made stuff or been encouraged to view I have made stuff or been encouraged to view myself as artistic since I was a small child, so I have myself as artistic since I was a small child, so I have a hard time pinpointing a "first" time. During my a hard time pinpointing a "first" time. During my youth, I wove endless loop potholders, painted youth, I wove endless loop potholders, painted extensively, and made more than a few hideous extensively, and made more than a few hideous Christmas ornaments that my mother continues to Christmas ornaments that my mother continues to hang on her tree. (Bread dough ornaments can last hang on her tree. (Bread dough ornaments can last decades if properly preserved!!) decades if properly preserved!!) When we travel for vacation I When we travel for vacation I cannot cannot go without go without some type of art materials. I took 10 pounds of clay some type of art materials. I took 10 pounds of clay on our beach vacation, and sketchbook and col- on our beach vacation, and sketchbook and col- ored pencils when we went to Utah last summer. ored pencils when we went to Utah last summer. My family and friends know that it is a necessity for My family and friends know that it is a necessity for me. me. What inspires you? What inspires you? Lots of things inspire me. I LOVE color, and pattern, Lots of things inspire me. I LOVE color, and pattern, and texture, and things that don't look too perfect. and texture, and things that don't look too perfect. Those are all things I tend to incorporate into my Those are all things I tend to incorporate into my Would you like to introduce yourself? Would you like to introduce yourself? My name is Alicia Bailey David, and I am a ceram- My name is Alicia Bailey David, and I am a ceram- ic artist. I also sell and display work as A Punch of ic artist. I also sell and display work as A Punch of Color (my Etsy store). I grew up in Macon and have Color (my Etsy store). I grew up in Macon and have lived most of my life here. I have a very supportive lived most of my life here. I have a very supportive engineer husband and a teenage daughter. I have engineer husband and a teenage daughter. I have a BA in art from Mercer, a MA in medical illustration a BA in art from Mercer, a MA in medical illustration (UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas), and a (UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas), and a PhD in computing technology in education (Nova PhD in computing technology in education (Nova Southeastern University). I have taught computer Southeastern University). I have taught computer graphics at the college level for over 20 years, and graphics at the college level for over 20 years, and I currently teach part time at Central GA Technical I currently teach part time at Central GA Technical College. College. I have worked in a variety of media over the years: I have worked in a variety of media over the years: mosaic, fused glass, metalsmithing, textile arts, mosaic, fused glass, metalsmithing, textile arts, etc. For the last eight years my primary medium etc. For the last eight years my primary medium has been ceramics, but it isn't uncommon for me has been ceramics, but it isn't uncommon for me to work in mixed media for jewelry, sculpture, or to work in mixed media for jewelry, sculpture, or wall art. I am a handbuilder exclusively. Some of wall art. I am a handbuilder exclusively. Some of my pieces are extremely simple in terms of form, my pieces are extremely simple in terms of form, but but heavily heavily decorated/illustrated. Other work might decorated/illustrated. Other work might be all about the shape and form with only a single be all about the shape and form with only a single (or no) glaze. I make things I enjoy making and (or no) glaze. I make things I enjoy making and don't tend to do a lot of production work. Overall it don't tend to do a lot of production work. Overall it would be fair to say that my work is quite varied. I would be fair to say that my work is quite varied. I work mostly in stoneware clay. I fire to Cone 5-6 in work mostly in stoneware clay. I fire to Cone 5-6 in oxidation in an electric kiln. oxidation in an electric kiln. What does "being creative" mean to you? What does "being creative" mean to you? Creative is a very broad term to me. My mother Creative is a very broad term to me. My mother and sister used to say that they weren't creative and sister used to say that they weren't creative Above: Alicia David in her studio and her pottery Alicia David