Sarah Burns, a.k.a. Sweet Fern Pottery, works with stoneware fired in a gas-fired soda kiln. The soda ash introduced into the kiln reacts with the surface texture, glazes, and slips on her pieces. The soda ash dances around the kiln and creates an irregular, unpredictable effect on each piece. The variability in airflow, temperature, and soda ash ensures that each piece is unique.

Sarah's forms are influenced by the organic, ever changing world around us. Like nature, her work is constantly evolving. Much like planting a garden or watching the rebirth of the forest every spring, she patiently looks for the growth and opportunity in her own work.

Sarah received her B.A. in Studio Art from the University of New Hampshire in 1998. In addition to being a studio potter, she has taught at Philips Exeter Academy, Kimball-Jenkins Community Art School and Exeter Center for Creative Arts (ECCA). She is a participating memeber of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, the NH Potter's Guild and a board member of North Country Studio Workshops.