Ann Grotjan

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Ann Grotjan is a potter and sculptor currently working mostly in clay. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Columbia College with an emphasis in ceramics and sculpture. Upon graduation, she worked as an artist for the MO Department of Conservation until opening her own studio. Ann has experience with many types of media. She has worked in clay, bronze, hydrastone, resin and paper. Presently, she has settled on stoneware as her favorite medium. Most of her work begins on the potter’s wheel before it is incised, altered and decorated. She frequently uses the color of the clay body as a design element. Intricate carving, piercing, or sculpting on the surface sets Ann’s work apart from the ordinary thrown vessel.