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    Jo 
      is deeply drawn to sculptural works and often expresses her 
      individuality through her amazing fully-formed three-dimensional raku fish. 
      Each one is individually crafted. She never uses moulds for any of these 
      pieces, preferring instead to feel her way through the clay to a realistic 
      expression of the wonders of the ocean. She says that snorkelling allows 
      you to see wonderful striations of light and water on the fish, and her 
      raku firings attempt to bring this beauty to the fore.  | 
  
   
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    Jo 
      also enjoys architectural ceramics, creating regular and 
      three-dimensional tiles for bathrooms, kitchens, and even entryways. Her 
      current work also includes whimsical garden art, from sculpture through 
      to hand-crafted plant tags.  | 
  
   
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    As 
      a child, growing up in North Queensland, Australia, Jo recalls 
      countless hours spent pouring water onto the dry red clay earth to form 
      it into amazingly organic shapes that would bake dry under the hot tropical 
      sun. It was her first introduction to the delights of clay. Unable to get 
      to the potters wheel in high school, Jo elected to take private lessons 
      with Jerry Balint. She soon followed those lessons with academic courses 
      in glazing, throwing and hand-building at Sir Sandford Fleming College in 
      Lindsay. After returning to university full-time in 1981, Jo pursued a minor 
      in fine arts. She has an honours BA in English (1986) and an MA in English 
      (1989) from the University of Waterloo. Her work is collected by admirers 
      the world over and has been shown in a number of galleries. Like Vic, she 
      now chooses to sell from her studio, or through the Pottery Store in Chemainus. 
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