Hollace spent the week of July 15-19, 2013 studying pottery at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill in Cape Cod. In this pristine seaside location, she took a workshop under Adero Willard, who is a studio potter and instructor of ceramics at Holyoke Community College. In this workshop, Hollace was exposed to learning how to create intricate surfaces by combining and layering color and pattern using resists, sgraffito, and mishima. She created several pieces, including the teapot pictured above.