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Lorel Sternig, with the help of her husband, John, work together creating raku pottery and sculpture in the Kamloops, BC area. Lorel began her fine arts education in the B.C. interior at the University College of the Cariboo (1979-1982). After completing the program there, she went on to Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver (1982-1983) and then returned to Kamloops to set up her studio.

Since leaving art school Lorel has done a full range of disciplines with clay, going from production pottery to building large vessel shapes and clay sculptures. Much of her current work begins with thrown forms or slabs of clay on which drawings are etched.

Lorel works almost exclusively with raku which is derived from an ancient Japanese form of firing. The pots are fired quickly in a small outdoor kiln. When the glaze has melted they are removed red hot with tongs and placed in a bed of straw or newspaper and allowed to cool. The unusual colors, patterns and metallic finishes come from the smokey atmosphere and rapid cooling.

Lorel Sternig’s work is primarily shown in galleries and invitational or juried shows in Western Canada.