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About Me

I am a ceramic artist living and working in Gloucester, MA and Miami Beach, FL.

As a retired art teacher, I find satisfaction in combining different materials and connecting art with other disciplines. Clay provides the perfect vehicle for my expression.

I start by throwing stoneware clay on the potter's wheel and ultimately changing the surface using a combination of carving, wax resist, impressions and layering of glazes. I often weave and enhance my pieces with wire, fibers, and beads and found natural objects from the beach or forest, resulting in one-of-a-kind, utilitarian + sculptural pieces.

Wedge, wheel, warp, and weave. Entwining soft with hard and textured with smooth, complimenting each other is my process.

My work is currently available for purchase at the Salted Cod Arthouse on Rocky Neck in Gloucester, MA.  I am a member of Rocky Neck Art Colony, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Ceramic League of Miami and ICAN (International Ceramic Artists Network).  I have exhibited with the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Cove (Goetemann) Gallery in Rocky Neck and Piero Atchugarry Gallery in the Design District of Miami, Florida. 

Pottery is a medium that enables me to combine my experiences and use them to experiment with shape, form, color & function. The tactile quality of the clay in its various stages, provides a vehicle for my love of textures, patterns and design.

Cove to Coast Pottery by Diane Slezak      website copyright 2026 curated by Hillary Irvine

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