My guest today – Christine Tenenholtz – is an Albuquerque, New Mexico based ceramic artist who has been crafting her line of colorful stoneware out of her home studio since 1996.

Originally from Illinois where she received her degree in fine art photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Christine moved to Arizona in the early 90’s and began working in clay in earnest. Working under the name Red Hot Pottery, Christine has created a line of colourful stoneware sold primarily in gift galleries and in her Etsy shop.

After moving the New Mexico in 2016, she continued to stretch her creativity into new explorative work which she happily shares with her followers on Instagram.

Her handmade stoneware functional ware is widely recognised for its striking combination of dynamic glaze combinations inspired by the landscape of the American Southwest, and her unique carved garlic graters are wholesaled across the country.

In this episode we discuss her business history, her successes and challenges (including some challenges she’s faced with Etsy search) and much more.

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