Since returning from 15 years living in Australia to the Texas hill country in 2018, I’ve been able to continue my passion for working in clay. Sculpture, Alternative firing methods and functional pottery are the areas that I enjoy working in the most.
My figurative sculptures are my avenue for expressing ideas that I feel are contemporary, yet timeless - Allowing the viewer to establish their own view of the emotion that the piece evokes.
After taking ceramics at Baylor University, I fell deeply in love with clay.
My blog, Marian Williams Pottery: A Love Affair With Clay, is a testament to this passion – giving me a way to share my knowledge and journey with clay to the clay community. The blog has been consistently rated a Top Pottery Blog by Pottery Making Info.
Further instruction has come from learning from the best - David Leach, Don Reitz, Gary Huntoon, Al Tennant, Maria Spies, Kristen Giles, Lisa Orr, Malcolm Greenwood, Lisa Clague, Marcia Selsor, Brian Keyte, Greg Daly and Stephen Hill.
My work has been featured in Mountain Living Magazine, Miroque (a German Crafts Magazine), and Houston’s Metropolitan Homes Magazine.
I have exhibited my work at the Llano Estacado Wine and Clay Festival, the Texas Sculpture Show, Perissos Winery, the Marta Stafford Gallery, the Australian Border Art Prize, and the Australian-Queensland Ceramic Award Exhibition.
