New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists
NMPCA Studio Tour

Studio Tour

Jay Dirago

Cricket Appel
Michelle Arterburn
Karin N. Bergh
Elaine Biery
Kathryn Blackmun
Diane E. Botham
Tony Butler
Maxine Chelini
Kathryne Cyman
Sara Lee D'Alessandro
JoAnne DeKeuster
Kevin DeKeuster
Pamala S. Dean
Jay Dirago
Christine Evans
Karen Fielding
Joe Frey
Elizabeth Fritzsche
Philip Green
Sandra Harrington
Theo Helmstadter
Cheryl Hoagland
Marc Hudson
Z Jacobson
Linda R. Kastner
Daisy Kates
Michael Lancaster
Bari Lovewave
Rhonda Main
Lynne McCarthy
Karen K. Milstein
Darlene Nelson
Shel Neymark
Judy Nelson-Moore
Judith Richey
Kari Rives
Elizabeth Rose
Rita Ryan
Greta Ruiz
Abby Salsbury
Joey Serim
Carolyn Robbins Siegel
Mary Sharp Davis
Kristin C. Thacher
Michael Ray Thornton
Ann Trott
Layne Vickers Smith
Elaine Weaver-Spalek
Melanie Ann Wegner
Ruth Weston
Betsy Williams
Juanita Wolff
Tomás R. Wolff

Jay Designs
October to April: Santa Fe, NM 87505 | 505/474/3966 | milrago@cybermesa.com
and
May to September: Canada | 613/389-5532 | milrago@sympatico.ca

Call for appointment to view more pottery.

Majolica Bowls

Covered Jar
with Majolica painting

Artist's Statement:

I love throwing pottery on the wheel, and I love to draw and design. Majolica pottery interests me the most for it's beauty and functionality. I enjoy making my own designs and I like patterns very much.

Being a painter, I like to be creative on any surface I touch a brush to. Majolica allows me to create endless designs. Exploring different clays and mixing some of my own glazes is fascinating and fun. The surprises are endless and results can be disappointing and rewarding, but this is a lifetime of continual learning.

It's the most interesting, exhilarating craft that's been captivating me on and off for the last thirty-nine years.

BFA, Advertising Design, Philadelphia College of Art

MA, Contemporary Painting, C.W. Post College in Long Island, New York

Jay Dirago in the studio
Jay working in his studio.
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