Judith Bryant Lincoln Pottery Pottery Lincoln, Vermont

Judith has lived (and made pots) in northern Vermont for over 30 years. She grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and in Wisconsin, then graduated from Barnard College in New York. Pursuing and interest that began in junior high school, she studied ceramics in Boulder, Colorado, and in Alfred, New York, as well as in Vermont. Judith lives in a cabin in the woods of Starksboro with her family and assorted animals. Judith taught pottery classes and acted as assistance director during six years at the Shelburne Craft School. Later, she served as Resident Potter and teacher at the Vermont State Craft Center in Middlebury. She shared studio space with potter Marcy Mayforth for many years in both Bristol and Lincoln. Currently, several other friends and former students continue to share the Lincoln studio. Early travels in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Morocco inspired in Judith a love of light, spirited floral decoration on pottery. In her own work, this has evolved to a painterly approach on classical forms in stoneware. By contrast, Judith is experimenting with rich, unadorned glazes on both stoneware and porcelain that bring out the forms’ strength and simplicity. For inspiration in color and design, she looks to her own gardens. “I’ll always be fascinated by the process… the rhythm and flow of work on the wheel, the alchemy of fluid clay transformed by fire into pottery. Then the pieces go off like emissaries into the world. In creating functional pottery, I hope to enhance and celebrate the rituals of daily life.” Judith was a Featured Artist at Art on Main in June, 2004. To learn more about Judith, please visit her web site at www.judithbryantpottery.com