Leslie Montalto, born in 1969 in Joppatowne, Maryland, started her exploration of ceramics while attending college in Ohio. She expanded her scope of influence in Tennessee under the tutelage of Jack Troy and Lana Wilson at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. After a stint working with McKenzie Smith at the Baltimore Clay Works of Maryland, she was drawn to the majesty of the Green Mountains in Vermont where in 2004 she established her studio in the Mad River Valley. Always evolving her work, she strives to achieve a balance between positive and negative space, while incorporating the flow of nature.
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