Form, texture, pattern, and luminosity are the hallmarks of artist Jerry Bennett’s ceramics. He works with porcelain, a clay body that entices many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and the amazing clarity it gives to glazes. To increase the strength and workability of the raw clay, he folds recycled paper and cotton fibers into the clay mix. He embosses and prints texture onto the clay, and often paints underglazes on the surface for color. Then the clay slab is cut out, built, shaped, and folded to obtain the desired form. Once ready for the kiln, his pottery must be fired to cone 13, nearly 2700° F. Jerry Bennett received a BFA from Southwest Missouri State University and an MFA in Ceramics from Indiana University. He produces all the work in his Philadelphia studio, without apprentices or employees and without using any commercial glazes or clays. "Blue Pitcher with White Dogwood", high-fired porcelain with underglazes. Paper fibers added to the porcelain to allow very thin construction.