Text from church ledger in Norwich England recording the birth of the artist’s ancestor, Margaret Barret Huntington. b. 1595. Look for a future blog on this piece detailing the stories past down about this remarkable woman and widow who arrived in the states by boat in 1633 with 5 children.

Shown here in 1938 as young girls, the artist’s mother, Ann, and aunt, Melissa. Current logo of Modern History Clay Works!

Playful and lovely are the coral designs created by a hand altered stencil often chosen by the artist to create design and textural elements.

Image found in scrapbook kept but the artist’s grandfather, Benjamin McMurry. Photo depicts a couple perched atop a fallen tree which is suspended horizontally several feet over the ground. McMurry later cofounded Barber and McMurry Architects in Knoxville, TN.