At 7 years old, when most girls are playing with dolls, Valerie Mitchell was playing with metal.

Tucked away on the side of a mountain in Afton, is a small white shed where inside, sawdust covers every available surface.

In a small corner at the Alberene Soapstone Company in Schuyler, two Nelson County artists are hard at work.

Driving back to Buck Creek Pottery in Faber is like venturing into another world.

For almost 40 years, Nan Rothwell has used her hands to transform lumps of clay into works of art.