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Artist Julie Anderson starts crafting a bowl on her potter's wheel at her studio in west Steamboat Springs. Anderson will be teaching pottery classes this fall, which include Raku. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs — In the decade-plus that Steamboat Springs ceramics artist Julie Anderson has been making fine art sculpture out of clay, she’s learned not to become too attached to any one project.

“There’s a saying that sometimes you’re a bug and sometimes you’re a windshield, and that’s very true in ceramics,” Anderson said.

The saying is especially true when Anderson pairs throwing pieces on a pottery wheel with a dynamic firing process called Raku. She’ll teach her pottery and Raku techniques in a series of workshops this fall......

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