Mother Matters - Mother “Motto” Pictures

By Suzanne Skwarski, Plank Road Questers #236

For most individuals, mothers have held the highest regard in many cultures since the dawn of history. Early peoples revered the mother figure in sculpture, stories, mosaics, and paintings, as goddesses and heroines.

“May the ‘PORCElain’ Be With You” Porcelain History

By Suzanne Skwarski, Plank Road Questers #236

Porcelain is a ceramic material made of a variety of kaolin, ash, and other clays heated to an extreme kiln temperature of over 2000 degrees. This vitrification process turns the solid clay into a liquid glass product that after cooling is imperious to water and achieves a highly polished white surface.