Ceramics artists like to ‘play in the mud’ Cat Sculpture By Leigh Partington Decorative pot By Barbara Frey Laila's Whimsical Watering Can By Janet Mazor Leigh Partington Barbara Frey Janet Mazor By: Margaret Foster Posted on: November 24, 2020 To make pottery or ceramic work, artists become very familiar with the concept of transformation. First they transform a gray lump of clay into a shape — which is easier said than done. Next the work gains color, or glaze.