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Photos: Minnesota's Donovan Palmquist, kiln builder

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Applying a wax coating
Donovan Palmquist applies a wax coating to a pot at his home studio in Eureka Township, Minn. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. In addition to the pottery business he and his wife own and operate, Palmquist builds kilns for clients across the country.
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Sharing a laugh
Donovan Palmquist and his wife Colleen Riley share a laugh after looking at photos at their home.
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Applying a wax coating
Donovan Palmquist applies a wax coating to a pot at his home studio in Eureka Township, Minn. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. In addition to the pottery business he and his wife own and operate, Palmquist builds kilns for clients across the country.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story
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Cleaning the studio
As his wife, Colleen Riley, works on a pot nearby, Donovan Palmquist cleans his home studio. The couple own and operate Eureka Pots of Minnesota, and were preparing for the South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour happening Oct. 20-21, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story