Spring always keeps me busier than I expect, so in the interest in covering a lot of ground here’s the remainder of my photos from the most recent NCECA conference in Houston, TX. Almost all of them hail from the Santa Fe Clay La Mesa show, except for the last photo from a demonstration.

Bonnie Seeman cup and saucer.

A gorgeous place setting by the popular potter Molly Hatch.

Bird plates by Donna Polseno.

Lisa Clague expressive sculptural cup.

Leanne McClurg handbuilt dishes.

Sculptural bird cup, also by Ms. McClurg.

Liz Quackenbush cobalt and gold luster plate.

Matt Hyleck simply patterned place setting.

Sam Chung slipcast dishes with artfully aligned rim coloration.

Peter Beasecker porcelain string series plates.

Gwendolyn Yoppolo 2-person serving set with microcrystalline glazes.

Sunshine Cobb handbuilt earthenware basket with sandblasted glaze.

David Crane beautifully glazed nested square plates.

Kristen Kieffer stamped and patterned place setting.

Myungjin Kim place setting with beautiful black sgraffito drawings.

Brenda Lichman large soda fired serving bowl.

Steven Godfrey bird-topped salt cellar jar.

Jake Allee cut and reassembled vase from a live demo.