Using white stoneware clay, she throws vases and covered jars to which she sometimes adds hand sculpted forms. While the clay is still moist, sculptural additions are created and attached. Some pieces are paddled to change their shapes. After the pieces have dried slowly, they are bisque fired to cone 08 in an electric kiln. This first firing changes the clay permanently, so that pieces can be handled easily without breaking. She glazes all interiors for added strength and to give a finished appearance. Exteriors are decorated and glazed, some with brushwork. SheThe Raku firing is with propane, followed by post firing reduction using . I also designs and mixes all of her own glazes to achieve the desired effects of color and texture.

The most exciting part of the process for Lynn Dee comes at the end of the raku firing when she takes the glowing glazed pottery from the kiln and places it into the hay, ferns and leaves for the post firing reduction. This is where the magic happens. [more]