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    Getting Centered on the Potter's Wheel

    Patrick Johnston is the artist in residence at the Temple of Mediclaytion in Venice, CA. He makes beautiful ceramics and shares his technique with a growing following of students.

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    By Eric Drachman • May 16, 2016 • 1m Listen

    Patrick Johnston is the artist in residence at the Temple of Mediclaytion in Venice, CA. He makes beautiful ceramics and shares his technique with a growing following of students. He's not just teaching them how to center their clay on the wheel, he says, but"...really, what I'm doing is I'm helping get their lives together."

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      Eric Drachman

      Independent Producer

      CultureLos Angeles
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