about Jennifer
I've been a full time production potter since 1975. I tried throwing pots during my first year at Goddard College in 1972 and had to drop everything else from that moment on. The college also provided a structure in which I could do an apprenticeship in a production studio for almost a year. That gave me a real feeling for what a life in clay would be like. I got married to Tony the same summer I graduated and we bought land and built a house and studio. Starting the studio and a family at the same time was a challenge, but we all survived. I've been married to Tony since 1973 and we've raised 2 children who are a joy. And no, the kids aren't potters!
Now I'm watching a lot of my friends having career crises: quitting jobs, reassessing, going back to school, switching careers. I wonder what's wrong with me? Why do I still get the chills when picking up a particularly chubby soup bowl. Why is there so much pleasure in the feel of leather hard clay after all these years? It still feels good. People buy what I make and tell me how much they appreciate it. I love designing: studios, kilns, glazes, forms, show displays, brochures, web pages, price lists, ware racks, all of it. I like potters, red hot kilns, equipment catalogues, pots of the present and past. There's a finger mark, a little handle crack, an iron spot that ties me to the makers.
Pot making is active and tiring: Challenging to the mind and body in a nice balance. And I can go bike riding on a beautiful day because the geese are flying: no one disapproves. No career crisis here. Of course there's the time after the holidays when I'm ready to work in a book store, happy to never touch clay again. But that feeling passes every time. Website design has become a second business for me, as I realize I have a lot of business experieince to offer clients, and it uses this little geeky corner of me. But it makes me appreciate my time in the studio even more!
Hope you enjoy my web site, which was lots of fun to make. – Jennifer Boyer
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Dilbert
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