# 551: Julie Wiggins on improvisation and structured play

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Podcast: [Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-a-red-clay-rambler-a-pottery-and-ceramic-art-podcast-540969)
Published: 2025-08-20T22:51:24+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3457

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Julie Wiggins carves crisp floral drawings into her forms creating patterns that are inlayed with cobalt pigment. We start our interview comparing musical improvisation to structured play in the studio, along with her love of the band Phish, whom she has seen over 250 times since the mid-1990s. We also discuss traveling for international residencies and the role she took on after Hurricane Helene distributing aid and supplies to her mountain community. www.juliewigginspottery.com Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors: Monkey Stuff www.monkeystuff.com The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art www.Rosenfieldcollection.com Cornell Studio Supply www.cornellstudiosupply.com Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program www.snowfarm.org

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