Janet Ontko holds a BA in Art at Fresno State and in 1995 she started her business, Clay Forms.  She was always interested in architectural ceramics, but at the same time was inspired by her vintage ceramic collection of Roseville and McCoy.

Her work has been published in several newspapers and magazines with the most recent being “101 Must have Tiles”, House Beautiful, November 2006.  She designed fireplace tiles for the movie “You, Me and Dupree”, 2006.