Sydney Ruckdeschel

Sydney Ruckdeschel was born and raised in Silver Spring, MD and was first introduced to ceramics during her freshman year of high school. Sydney received her BA from Juniata College, where she majored in ceramics and psychology. While in school, she developed an interest in wood and soda firing and is drawn to the variations created by the kiln atmosphere. Sydney’s senior capstone focused on experimenting with and navigating changes in soda firing to see how the flashing and soda ash build-up varied on different parts of a pot. She has primarily wood fired in Juniata’s two-chamber anagama-inspired kiln, as well as a small train kiln she and a classmate built, and is excited to fire at Cobb.

Website: https://sydramics.square.site/

Instagram: @sydramics