Nivedita Raitz von Frentz meets Swiss ceramist Sabine Wittachy who’s made Sri Lanka her home, Pix by Saman Kariyawasam Donning an apron, Sabine Wittachy sits at one of her electric potter’s wheels.

Local potter George Alderman shared his passion for pottery during a visit to the Piedmont Arts Guild.

“The art teachers really liked it ... because there’s no masks or filters when you’re just you and the clay at the potter’s wheel,” McDaniel says. “I think we’re all craving that.