About
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Jane Barton, my enchanting high school teacher, got me started. While pursuing her
affections, another passion stole in and swept me away. Clay is a wonderful
medium! However, I gave it up for a career in forestry; I thought. After a stint in thePeace Corps in Africa, I began a 2 year apprenticeship learning the fundamentals of pottery making.
A number of firsts followed. I put up the 1st of my 9 studios in 100sq. ft. garden
shed. Dressed in medieval garb, I sold my wares at my 1st of 50 plus art fairs. I
developed a line of dinnerware that sold well for many years. Profits were
miniscule, and when a bad batch of clay ruined several kiln loads of pots, I let the
line go to focus on art pottery.
A happy accident produced my award winning glaze. That flowing crystalline mat
glaze on original vessel forms led to elite art shows, galleries across the US and
numerous national exhibits.
For the last decade, I've concentrated on the figure in clay and glazes. It's fascinating with huge technical challenges and fresh aesthetics. My figures have been exhibited regionally and nationally.
About the signature mark. It's another flash from my high school days. I dashed off a few brush strokes on the side of a bowl to be raku fired. I liked the result. It reminded me of a pi sign; the number mathematically integral to the circle and that goes on endlessly, never repeating itself. Circles upon circles, an ever new, ever changing number; the prefect symbol for my work.
Predestination - could it be so?
