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judyweeden.com

ceramics

Judy Weeden is a studio potter with 37 years’ experience with clay.

"I have been making pots since 1972. Over those years, many changes have taken place on the national and international pottery scene and in my own adventure within that scene.

My work has evolved along with these changes, although I have always spoken with my own voice. My work always has been informed by a functional component. Over the years a decorative element has also become a major focus which allows me to speak beyond strict functionality. The pots have become a canvas expressing my own relationship with the powerful natural world around me and my experiences in it. This canvas includes not only the life I see outside my studio window, but my own inner landscape with its needs for linearity and order, compassion for beauty and light, and dedication to creating my share of these in the world. Ultimately I hope my pots speak for themselves with independence and fearless honesty."

Judy's work was chosen for a Niche Award in the hand-built category in 2006, and I won a 2008 Niche Award as part of a prestigious international competition put on by NICHE magazine. The creation Pilgrim Jar (above), won the Ceramics: Hand-built category.

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2010 dates announced for a two-week summer workshop on Saltspring Island.