Potter Esther Murphy decorates the surface of a pot in her studio. Esther Murphy Twenty-three years ago, Esther Murphy walked into a pottery class at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria. Little did she know that her “Monday-night outings,” would turn into a lifetime love with clay. She later set up a home studio in Shepherdstown, West Virginia where she currently does her creating. During those early years, she worked with Bill Van Gilder and Phil Berneburg at the studio in...

By Cathie McCormick April 13, 2025 With a main session in the ballroom, the main atrium of the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake...