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Hello Atelier | Sweet Destructor

June 15, 2018  |  Betsy Blodgett  |  1 min read

Evie Englezos is a printer turned potter who imbues her art with tangled tales of mythology. She is also a modern-day Snow White and devotes much of her time to wild bird rehabbing. In this episode, we discuss how the struggle of nature, death and destruction find their way into Evie’s pottery design. We also discuss how she made the decision to be full-time artist, and her surprising introduction to the world of ceramics.

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