​​​Why Be A Potter...

I know of two influences on me which left indelible marks on my life... one my high school art teacher, Gene Harper, and a college ceramics professor, Don Penny.  Both unknowingly opened to me paths which will last a life time.  Teaching art and making pots!  Thanks guys....NO WAY would I have seen these paths without your help.

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Now, after 34 years of teaching everything from basic design to photography to ceramics to all disciplines of art, I can finally concentrate on the one area I really enjoy...............POTS!!!​

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Pottery making is NO easy task.  It is quite physical as well as mental, and I also like the hum of the wheel............center, open, pull, and form.........this continuous flow of repetition produces an endless flow of clay forms...........bowls, mugs, tea cups, and whatever else I can dream up.....enjoy my website!​

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I would also like to thank two outstanding ceramic professors at Georgia Southern, Harris Deller and David Posner, for guiding me through graduate school.

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Jim

Education

Teaching Career

Griffin-Spalding County High School

Crisp County High School

Crisp County Recreation Department

Brewton-Parker College

Darton College

Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College

GAEA Workshops

Private Lessons