"As I get older, books have taken on an ever greater importance and interest in my life. Artistically, I am attracted to the graceful curves and distinctive form of the open book. I soon realized that this format offered many wonderful directions to explore. Books are universal to most cultures. They may contain scripts from countless languages, visually rich depictions, and stories that take our minds and imaginations to unlimited horizons. My first series of books were 'art book' size. Then the personal quality of a diary size book appealed to me. This ongoing diary series depicts thoughts reflecting on relationships, personal quandaries, travel reveries, etc. Sometimes the surfaces are merely decorative. All books can be wall hung, set on a table or displayed on a stand. They are composed of earthenware clay, slips and acrylic paints." Ms.Huntoon is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, CT with a Masters of Fine Art in Ceramics from Boston University. She has been exhibiting in galleries and museums all over the United States with a focus in Maine for the last 30 years; including The Carr Collection, University of Rochester, and The Colby Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine. Abby has done several commissions for Percent for Art Projects at schools all over Maine. She has been teaching Ceramics since 1989 at Sawyer Street Studios in South Portland, Maine as well as Maine College of Art. She has received grants and awards from the National Endowment and a Merit Award from Biennial Exhibition of Maine Crafts. Also many selected publications, most recently The Sculpture Referance, Arthur Williams, Sculpture Book Publishing and Creative Careers in Crafts, Susan Joy Sager, and Allworth Press.