"A Matter of Taste Pottery"
My love for pottery began when I was very small, around the age of 8, back in the 60's. BUT, The start of my Pottery Careet began in 2000. I was fortunate to live in North Carolina at the time, the pottery capital of the United States.
I began by taking several courses from a local pottery studio with a Master Potter as my teacher.
My main focus at the time was wheel throwing, bowls, mugs, pitchers and such. From there I progressed to handbuilding using a slab roller and an extruder.
Through the years, and many trips to Seagrove, Ashville and Balsam North Carolina, I became friends with several 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation potters. Through these friendships came many pointers, tips and tricks and most importantly, critiques of my work.
By late 2001, I was able to set up my own studio and gallery at our home in North Carolina. From there, I was able to work independently with my focus on practicing and learning new tecniques, along with being able to create my own style of Pottery.
In early 2012 my husband was getting ready to retire, I knew then that my studio was going to be moving but to where? We had decided to move to the west coast, Southern California to be exact, where we had lived once before. We moved in April of 2013 and by August of 2013, my studio was up and running.
We lived in the San Bernardino National Forest in the little town of Running Springs, population 5025, Elevation of 6500ft.
We have since moved back to the Midwest (Northeast Ohio) to be closer to our family. My studio is once again up and running!