Dee Dee Mangum is a ceramics artist and educator living in Montgomery Texas. She is the potter-in-residence for Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library with work on display and in use in the museum's exhibits, historic homes, kitchen, and gift shop. Her works focus on how art and functionalism intersect. Dee utilizes classic forms in conjunction with surface design and firing techniques reminiscent of the southern alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition influenced by Edgefield Pottery names as Landrum, Chandler, Rhodes, Dave Drake, Miles, and C.A. Haun. Her work blends functional forms with historic decorative patterns and motifs combined with elements of nature ranging from period utilitarian ware to ritualistic objects and vessels for worship and incantation. Dee Dee holds a Bachelors of Applied Science and teaching certification in Industrial Technology from Sam Houston State University.