Jeff's Georgia
pottery experience includes working at Happy Valley Pottery and at his studio in
Farmington.He has been making pots for
over 30 years.He creates porcelain and
stoneware wheel thrown pottery and fires in a gas and wood fired kilns.Jeff will be throwing pots and available to
discuss his process and experiences as a potter.
For the last 11 years, Isabel has maintained a small
studio in the woods next to her home, where she creates clay sculpture and
pottery.Her work now, primarily
utilitarian, is created by both handbuilding and throwing techniques, with an
emphasis on color and brushwork.
Visitors will be able to observe her process of handbuilding a variety
of forms from slabs, using paper patters.Additionally, she will decorate some bisqued forms.She will be happy to discuss her creative
process from inspiration and design, through the various stages of
construction, decorating, glazing, and finally firing.
* Note: Regrettably, Isabel's studio is not
wheelchair accessible.Visitors will
need to be able to climb about 15 steps in order to enter the main working area
of the studio.
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People visiting Wolf Creek Pottery Studio will see the
various components of a working ceramic studio from making to glazing to
firing. Nancy will have several ceramic works in progress so
you can observe her process.
Nancy will
demonstrate how she makes trays starting with a wheel thrown cylinder,
shaped into an oval or rectangle, cut away portions of the wall to create the
shape of the tray, and then adding the top and bottom to the tray. In
addition to trays, she will also put together some vases and pouring
vessels. She will answer questions about her work and her
soda-firing process.
In addition to her work, people will be able to view
some of the pots she have collected over the years. You will see
which potters have influenced and inspired her.
People visiting Farmington Pottery will be able to see
Geoff perform periodic throwing demonstrations tour the pottery which include
aanagama wood fired kiln, a wood fired salt kiln, and a gas fired kiln.
There will be examples of actual pots fired in each kiln and Geoff will
give a brief explanation on how each kiln's specific results are achieved.
Any questions on pottery are welcome
and some written resources for the pottery enthusiast will be on
display in the pottery workshop.
Additional maps available online
at www.ocaf.com &
in Rocket Hall during the Exhibition and Sale.
Workshops 
