Beckett Pottery

Beckett Pottery

Functional Pottery by Robin Gail Beckett

 

I was always fascinated with pottery. As a child of eight I visited a pottery studio in Silver Springs Florida and as I watched the ball of clay growing into a beautiful vase, becoming a potter became my dream. I had an aunt that was involved with promoting Jugtown pottery and Ben Owen’s pots filled our houses. 

The first time I sat at a potter’s wheel I tried to make a bowl like one of his. I worked toward that goal through high school, spending every spare minute on the art room potter’s wheel. My training was formalized at Appalachian State University, where I completed over 20 hours of Ceramics Technology and other crafts courses;  I have continued my education with various workshops since then.

 

After graduation, I apprenticed with a production potter to hone my skills. Since 1982, I have been producing pottery outside Statesville as well as working as a resident artist for the Hiddenite Center for the Arts, demonstrating and occasionally teaching workshops and classes there and at Mitchell Community College. In August of 2010, I returned to my ancestral home place outside of Winston-Salem, NC where I work filling orders for galleries and participate in craft shows.