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Ceramicist Barb Gregoire loves the feel of mud in her hands and she wants to share that pleasure with others at her new studio, Desert Sun Ceramics, 1320 S. U.S. Highway 191. “It’s amazing that you can take a lump of clay, and with your hands make beautiful art,” Gregoire said. “There are so many things you can do with pottery.” Gregoire has her own complete set of homemade dishes – plus, she said she enjoys collecting other people’s work. “What is so wonderful about pottery is it can be a functional piece of art that you use every day, or you can make sculptural pieces,” Gregoire said. She particularly likes making different types of boxes, oftentimes using sliced geodes on top. Currently, she’s experimenting with a new technique transferring photo collages onto clay.