Heidi McKenzie: Mixed Clay & Color

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When Heidi McKenzie was 9 or 10 years old, a school assignment required her to write a message-in-a-bottle account of herself. Fortunately, the message was not put into the Bay of Fundy near McKenzie’s home in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. She kept it. Chapter 14, “My Plans for the Future,” begins with text and a drawing that portend a career in ceramics.

Originally published in February 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages 40-43 . http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org . Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission.