Slab bowl with multiple texures created by Leni Salkind, 4x4x3.  Make from porcelain.

Leni Salkind studied ceramics at the University of Maryland, with Mike Cindric at the University of North Carolina and at University of Kansas. She taught ceramics in the art department of Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. Leni’s work has been shown at the North Carolina Museum of Art invitational show, 7 East 7th Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas; Diane’s Artisan Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas; and at the Topeka Competition 31 at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka, Kansas.  Her recent work, while functional in nature, is hand built using porcelain paper clay and incorporating a variety of textured surfaces.