Plaster Diaries

Marianne wasn’t always natural born potter. Born in New Jersey, Marianne attended New Jersey City University and pushed through her ceramic’s degree with minimal enthusiasm. With unbridled passion, Marianne stayed until midnight most nights honing her skills. After a few months, she had surpassed the rest of the crew in her skillset.

Her premier business purchase of seven Turkish rugs in December of 2018 led to her first District Loom sale in January of 2019. It’s been a wild ride in just a few years for Heather. She has relocated to Bozeman, Montana leaving behind “real world” societal happiness and is basking in the glory of her new life.

After the Park City project, my family and I continued to work and travel as much as we could. In the aftermath of a harrowing experience exiting Morocco at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, we decided that our next international travel experience should be “muy tranquilo” in comparison to the year prior.

In 2020, after years of work and gained maturity from our children, my wife Katy and I decided it was a great time to travel to Northern Africa and visit this magical place. The land of high mountains, exotic hand woven rugs, intricate tiles, and prized plaster finishes. We left our home in Bozeman, Montana on March 7, 2020 despite whispers from friends and family questioning our choice to leave amidst the unknown early Coronavirus static.