Sarah Zielonka is a ceramic artist creating functional stoneware pottery in North Evans, New York, along the banks of 18 Mile Creek. After earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics at Alfred University in 1991, she has honed her craft, producing beautiful handmade objects that speak directly to the user through everyday interaction.  With respect for traditional aesthetics, her goal is to employ the medium’s infinite flexibility to translate a story, a memory, or feelings of joy, whimsy and play. Currently, she creates wheel thrown and hand built objects, then experiments with a variety of high firing techniques including wood, soda, gas and electric.