While many potters generally dislike repetitious throwing, L.A. ceramist Becki Chernoff believes her work as an engineer gave her an aptitude for creating precise dinnerware sets. (Robert Gauthier / ...

Throwing pottery on a wheel can be a love-hate relationship. Becki Chernoff knows all about it. “Many people fall in love with clay when they take their first class,” Chernoff says as she sits at the ...