An employee of Plainsman Clays, Tony Hansen has been captivated by ceramics since the first time he saw someone making a piece on a potter's wheel. An author and a potter, he is also the creator of Digitalfire.com and ceramic-materials.com; Digitalfire INSIGHT ceramic chemistry software used by ceramic technicians, educators and potters around the world since 1980; and Digitalfire Foresight ceramic testing lab database software. He can be reached at tony@digitalfire.com.