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About Robin |
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As a child of eight, I visited a pottery studio in Silver Springs Florida. I watched the ball of clay growing into a beautiful vase and becoming a potter became my dream. Ironically, about the same time, my aunt was instrumental in promoting North Carolina Traditional pottery. Little did we know how big pottery would become in our state and how her work would help my career as well. I worked towards my goal through high school, spending every spare minute on the art room potter's wheel and then formalzed my training at Appalachian State University, where I completed over 20 hours of Ceramics Technology and other crafts courses.
After graduation, I apprenticed with a production potter to hone my skills. Since 1982, I have been building a home and studio with my family outside Statesville, NC. I have continued my pottery education by attending area workshops with master potters including John Leach, Byron Temple, Mark Hewitt, Robin Hopper, and Jane Peiser. As well as producing pottery, I enjoy teaching classes and demonstrating at area art centers and community colleges. I have helped hundreds of little hands experience throwing a pot at our local art center over the years. |
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It boils down to lifetime love in making pots. I enjoy producing pot after pot on the wheel, and then in contrast to the throwing, hand building embelishments to decorate them. Over the years I have made acres of morning glories to attach to the pots. Then it is nice to just make simple functional dinnerware. It is a process: throw, decorate, fire, glaze, and fire again. Then the opportunity to interact with the YOU, the appreciater of a good pot, is a whole different aspect. It is a joy to work with customers on a custom set of dishes that they can treasure for years to come, or just to be able to supply a gift or treasured item for your home. It is a cycle that keeps balance in my work. About the time I finish one step, I am glad to move on to the next. |
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Robin Gail Beckett |
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