After 10+ years of throwing pottery and providing affordable and consistent pricing, Leigh Art has no choice but to increase her prices. As everything else in this economy has gone up, so has the cost to provide collectable and useable pottery.  As many of you know, I don't create and develop pieces, painting or pottery, to make my income. I do this because I love it and prefer to continue doing it.  With this being said, I hope many of you will still choose to come visit me at the Wine & Clay Festival happening in June at the Llano...

One of the questions I receive most often is, "Will you make me something?" The answer is always, "No."  As a young artist, I used to accept custom orders for paintings. I had one custom order and saw the dismay on the customer's face when I brought the piece to them and could feel the disappointment as they handed me the cash. I swore then and there, no more painting custom orders. That was somewhere around 2008-2010. Very rarely have I gone against my own decision and done a commissioned piece. I still vote no on that front.  I used...