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106 maconmagazine.com | February/March 2025 Fired works To view a full list of participating artists visit maconarts.org Roger Jamison grew up on a simple farm in Kansas. Now living in Juliette Ga, he still uses the value of practical objects he learned on the farm in his ceramics. As Jamison describes his pieces, "It's in my personality... the practical things. I make things for people to use". His designs emulate historical work, which reect a familiar feeling to the pieces. In hand with his designs, he also uses a traditional wood red kiln. Similarly to a wood red kiln he built at Mercer in the 80s, he shares his rings with other potters, letting the ash of reclaimed scrap wood coat his creations as a nal step. Meet the artist: Roger Jamison work by Roger Jamison Andrea started her ceramic journey in 2000 when she took a six week pottery class in Fayetteville county. Throught the years she continued to study under many dierent artists, which translates into her work itself. She nds herself blending dirent teqnics in her pieces for truly one-of-a kind work. In her own words, "I describe myself as an artist in learning, my artwork, as art in progress". Andrea enjoys bringing a element of "fun" in her work, such as crafting functional pieces within sculptures of animals. As she describes it, "I want my pieces to make people smile, to bring joy into into the lives of people". Meet the artist: Andrea Faye Boswell work by Andrea Faye Boswell To view a full list of participating artists visit maconarts.org Roger Jamison grew up on a simple farm in Kansas. Now living in Juliette Ga, he still uses the value of practical objects he learned on the farm in his ceramics. As Jamison describes his pieces, "It's in my personality... the practical things. I make things for people to use". His designs emulate historical work, which reect a familiar feeling to the pieces. In hand with his designs, he also uses a traditional wood red kiln. Similarly to a wood red kiln he built at Mercer in the 80s, he shares his rings with other potters, letting the ash of reclaimed scrap wood coat his creations as a nal step. Meet the artist: Roger Jamison work by Roger Jamison Andrea started her ceramic journey in 2000 when she took a six week pottery class in Fayetteville county. Throught the years she continued to study under many dierent artists, which translates into her work itself. She nds herself blending dierent techniques in her pieces for truly one-of-a kind work. In her own words, "I describe myself as an artist in learning, my artwork, as art in progress". Andrea enjoys bringing a element of "fun" in her work, such as crafting functional pieces within sculptures of animals. As she describes it, "I want my pieces to make people smile, to bring joy into into the lives of people". Meet the artist: Andrea Faye Boswell work by Andrea Faye Boswell