| 1 | So, I finally figured out my major. Ceramics. -Nice. | |
| 2 | Japan has the longest pottery-making tradition in the world. | |
| 3 | A fairly straightforward nickname that originates from the large connection with the pottery industry in North Staffordshire. | |
| 4 | Also, my mother and grandmother had a ceramics studio for both functional and sculptural art where my older brother and I would play with clay all the time. | |
| 5 | Her long and legendary career in ceramics has helped her do both. |