Red Lodge Clay Center – Short-Term Resident (AIA) 2025
Margaret Cheng is a potter who has been working with clay for over 15 years. She plays with clay at the Higher Fire Studio in San Jose, CA, and enjoys teaching others about the joy of clay. Her love for clay has helped to refine the techniques of wheel throwing, and now she is working towards more relaxed forms.
I use clay to explore the contrast between discipline and improvisation. The nature of liveliness and spontaneity pushes against the meditative aspect of perfection. I wish to create pieces that have both thrown and hand built components which will help explore more freeform and creative forms.