Project Description
Through a grant from CURCA (Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities), faculty-mentor, Jorie Berman, and student-apprentice, Abigail Thomas, set out to study the traditional folk pottery of Northeast Georgia and then to create a body of work in response to their research.
Research was conducted in the library as well as in the field. Abigail and Jorie studied the work of the prominent folk potters of North Georgia, including the Meaders, Hewell, and Ferguson families. They interviewed David Meaders, a fourth generation folk potter, and Rick Berman, a potter and ceramic historian.
Their research culminated in a unique body of work, which gives a nod to folk tradition while it exudes the personally expressive qualities of contemporary ceramics.
Research was conducted in the library as well as in the field. Abigail and Jorie studied the work of the prominent folk potters of North Georgia, including the Meaders, Hewell, and Ferguson families. They interviewed David Meaders, a fourth generation folk potter, and Rick Berman, a potter and ceramic historian.
Their research culminated in a unique body of work, which gives a nod to folk tradition while it exudes the personally expressive qualities of contemporary ceramics.