Editor's
note: We knew we
had met a kindred spirit when Judith e-mailed us on Thanksgiving day,
saying that she was baking both the turkey AND the dishes on which the
bird would be served. Her poem is called a tanka, a slightly longer
version than a haiku. In Judith's world, food and art are entwined.
Dreams of Sushi Tile |
"At 39 I took a look around at women my age. Many seemed
to be unsettled and depressed about time passing and their inevitable
aging. I vowed to myself that I would embrace becoming older.
I had discovered clay that year and became addicted in short
order. With pottery I feel younger and stronger.
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My husband and I found a quirky
old hobbit-style house on a quarter acre with a BIG kitchen AND a separate
400+ square foot, two room studio, full of light. We bought it. We installed
two electric kilns in the studio, and a Wolf range in the kitchen. Two
years ago, and with my husband Jim's support, I left the corporate world
to make my living full time as a potter and pottery teacher. Simply
put, clay is my passion and I am living the dream. I'm attaching a recipe
for Cioppino since Jim's mostly Italian and we live 30 miles from San
Francisco Bay -- gotta love it!!!" Judith Enright
At her Black Leopard Clayware studio,
Judith uses a unique and extremely effective approach to teaching. "Each
class is highly personalized because the pupil is asked to help the
instructor design the course. This means the student's particular desire
about learning how to work with clay dictates how they'll proceed together."
Judith loves teaching and she loves
her own projects. She takes pottery further by adding a third dimension.
Her favorite things are clocks and tiles, though now she is in the process
of making a 3 foot high birdbath for her back yard. Please visit her
site to see Judith's work: www.bleopard.com.
Jim
and Judith's Recipe for Cioppino
For more information
about Black Leopard Clayware call 408.448.4597, visit www.bleopard.com,
or e-mail bleopard@pacbell.net.
Please visit the site to sign up for lessons, and especially to see
Judith's work.
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