I don't have a picture of Charles, the man who first taught me how to throw clay, and I glazed most of his works for about a year as we were part of a crafts co-op in Tallahassee. We certainly had fun, and I lived on my savings, because I certainly didn't live on my production!
Then I returned to college and studied at the University of Florida and got a BFA to prove I could throw clay. I really enjoyed myself, though there were some personal challenges that happened about that time in my life.
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| Nan Smith, U of FL |
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| Maria Martinez, New Mexico |
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| Adelaid Alsop Robineau with Scarab Vase |
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| Nan Smith 2011 with students U of FL |
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| MC (Mary Caroline) Richards, Black Mountain College |
If I hadn't read "Centering, In Pottery, Poetry and the Person" by MC RIchards, I wouldn't have been so drawn to expressing myself in clay since the 70's.
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| Goddess (replica) Ankara Museum, Turkey |
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| The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago, Susan B. Anthony plate |
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| Judy Chicago |
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| Chestnut, by Fidelma Massey |
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| Garden by Nan Smith, 2010 |
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So there were lots of women (as well as men) who worked in clay that I learned from...or at least looked up to as mentors. Who taught you?
