Crimped Bowl - Rachel Akin

This bowl was wheel-thrown using porcelain. Its exterior was painted with a green glaze and its interior with a glossy, translucent purple glaze. The bowl was fired in a cone 10 oxidation process and measures 1.75" x 9" x 9".

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Rachel Akin received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1999 and her MFA from Ohio University in 2006. She was a resident artist at Red Star Studios from 2006-2007. She currently teaches classes at Forest Park Community College and Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO. She is also in the process of completing a one year ceramics residency at Craft Alliance in Grand Center. Recently, she exhibited at the Laumeier Art Fair in St. Louis where she received an Outstanding Local Artist Award.