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Art by Hand:
THE LLANO ESTACADO
Clay Guild by Tracy Cole with Lindsey Maestri
her friend Kathy Moody, a retired
art teacher, who suggested she
would enjoy spending a couple of
days at the Clay Studio as she had
begun to phase out of classroom
teaching. Eileen was a bit reluctant
because she is a self-described
“appreciator of art, not an artist,”
but she still decided to give it a try
with her friend, Kathy. That couple
of days a week quickly turned
into daily, because the ability to
“focus and forget about things”
he Llano Estacado Clay Helen DeVitt Jones Clay Studio held tremendous appeal for Eileen.
Guild was formed in 1996. during LHUCA’s First Friday She states that creating at the Clay
TAs the years went on and Art Trail. The focus of the Llano Studio is more about “the process
membership grew, a location was Estacado Clay Guild is to nurture and not the finished product,” and
needed, not only as a place to and promote creativity, while that is what keeps her creating.
meet but also for its members to fostering a community awareness Well, that, and waiting for her inner
create work. The Louise Hopkins of clay as an art form. artist to appear.
Underwood Center of the Arts The Process, Not the Product The Helen DeVitt Jones Clay
(LHUCA) offered the guild space at Studio classes and Open Studio
LHUCA’s Helen DeVitt Jones Clay Eileen, a member of the Clay Membership are made up of people
Studio. The Clay Guild became a Guild, can be found making her from different walks of life, but
resident organization at LHUCA, work most days in LHUCA’s Helen many of the members are retired
where they still operate today. This DeVitt Jones Clay Studio. She has from stressful careers, such as
has helped provide the Clay Guild a genuine love for the members of teaching, nursing, and accounting.
with access to materials and studio the guild and is passionate about Building art from clay is a way to
equipment. The two organizations the amazing things happening relieve stress—and cheaper than
partner to bring ceramic workshops within the organization and at therapy.
to community. The Clay Guild also LHUCA. Eileen began working in
frequently hosts art sales in the the Clay Studio at the suggestion of
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