ceramics

But step into the backyard, past the colorful paintings, textiles, tiles, stained glass and ceramics and the new rear exterior — painted a bright yellow — and it’s like a completely different property.

At first, ceramics was just an escape from the monotonous copywriting work Stringer dreaded.

Communal facilities include spaces for ceramics and textiles; painting and photography; community gatherings; and even an indoor farm with a public seed bank, helping provide local food, art materials and textile fibers.

Vegas, who trained in art and ceramics before becoming a comedian, worked with sculptor Emma Rodgers and people from the city to fix their hugs into clay.

Watching Davis travel through the site, gathering pieces of metal, shards of ceramics and glass — there were things to salvage, just as her father always had.