Throwing pottery on a wheel can be a love-hate relationship. Becki Chernoff knows all about it. “Many people fall in love with clay when they take their first class,” Chernoff says as she sits at the ...

Grade-school artwork is about bright colors, learning new skills, and trying to stay inside the lines. It doesn’t matter if your painting is the best in the class or the worst; it ends up on the ...

While many potters generally dislike repetitious throwing, L.A. ceramist Becki Chernoff believes her work as an engineer gave her an aptitude for creating precise dinnerware sets. (Robert Gauthier / ...