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"My name is London James. I'm a ceramic artist, creator of Porcelain Sneakerhead. I always think about what it would have been like to have found pottery at an earlier age."

"I remember playing with dough, like flour and water, for hours. That kept me entertained as a kid. Growing up, I feel like it's really easy to stray away from your innate confidence."

"Sneakers keeps me in tune with who I am at core. Merging kicks and clay was my way of unapologetically claiming my space in the clay community."

"It's not too representative of women of color like myself. I think it's important to say, 'Hey, this is what I like. I'm here to stay.' I'm inspired, first of all, at three o'clock in the morning."

"I'm inspired by all the dope color ways, and the different textures. I'd really love to just bring pottery to the culture. To my culture."

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London James