About the Artist Nancy Dye Molinar was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. After earning her Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Kent State University, Nancy lived in Maryland and Germany before ultimately settling down in Odessa, Texas. Past employment has included designing jewelry and teaching art classes to a variety of ages. Nancy has been designing and creating functional and decorative pottery since becoming a full-time potter in 1980. She handmakes each piece using slabs, a potter's wheel, or a combination of the two. Many of the distinctive glazes she employs are mixed from her own recipes.