Crowley Art Association's
The Gallery
The Gallery
Janet EtheridgeJanet Ehteridge became intersted in Pottery when her brother said he wanted to take a course at "Gumbo U"(ULL Continuing Education). There Janet and her brother learned to throw clay on "old" kick wheels. They also learned the basics of throwing and hand building from the teacher. There was lots of competition and loads of fun with the other classmates. At the end of each year, the class held a pot sale and end of school party. Janet made some life-long friends at Gumbo U.
One summer, Janet and a group of other students enrolled in a week long class in Taos, New Mexico with a Taos Pueblo Indian named Sharon Dryflower. There they learned to dig and process the clay, coil build and fire the bowls in a firepit just like they did for hundreds of years. Janet found this a very interesting and educational experience.
After ULL discontinued the pottery course at Gumbo U, a friend of Janet's opened a pottery studio, most of the class continued thier pottery adventure there for several years.
At this time, Janet is on her own throwing and hand building with one of her friends she made at Gumbo U.
One summer, Janet and a group of other students enrolled in a week long class in Taos, New Mexico with a Taos Pueblo Indian named Sharon Dryflower. There they learned to dig and process the clay, coil build and fire the bowls in a firepit just like they did for hundreds of years. Janet found this a very interesting and educational experience.
After ULL discontinued the pottery course at Gumbo U, a friend of Janet's opened a pottery studio, most of the class continued thier pottery adventure there for several years.
At this time, Janet is on her own throwing and hand building with one of her friends she made at Gumbo U.
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