When asked why she started hand-painting her large ceramic bowls, Lois remembers a conversation she had with a fellow ceramic artist at the Rosen Show in Philadelphia several years ago. "The woman had hand-painted her bowls and was selling like crazy," Lois says. They got to talking and Lois mentioned how much she admired her work, while lamenting her own lack of drawing skills. But the woman encouraged Lois to begin painting. And that's how it began! That's when Lois started painting plates; she liked it so much, she eventually graduated to hand-painting all her work!Browse the gallery below to see the evolution of her painting prowess on her large bowls.