The northeast may be a bit traditional, but Linda Spelko, a native New Englander, has crossed those lines and shown that tradition and imagination can produce new visions in ceramics.

Linda started pottery in high school but took time out to care for her family and home school her four daughters. Determined to complete the cycle of success, she resumed her potting career in 2001.

Gleaning from the past and looking toward the future, her forms are very simple and sophisticated, which contrast nicely with a unique and distinct surface finish. This New Englander works mainly with Sheffield Pottery white stoneware clay because of its white pliable nature and fine, smooth texture. She works predominately on the potter's wheel and periodically uses the coil technique of hand building. Linda's inspiration comes from nature, Japanese aesthetics and the Jamaican landscape.

Juliet Bacchas is one of Jamaica's talented daughters. Her works reflect a cutting edge in bold new shapes, clarity of lines and daring angles. Her pieces seem as though they are ready to take flight and soar like an eagle. It goes without saying that she is strongly influenced by the amazing bald eagle. Juliet also pulls inspiration from elements of Art-Deco and her fellow Jamaican potters.

She works mostly with hand building techniques such as the slab and the African coiling which she learned in Jamaica. Juliet also works with the Sheffield Pottery white stoneware clay.

Juliet's specialty is hand building while Linda uses the potter's wheel. Together they create unique sculptural forms for indoor or outdoor decor, traditional decorative and functional pieces, and items for weddings or showers. Their works are sheer elegance, complimentary of each other and covered with glazes that are designed by both women.