| 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. 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. 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. 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. Hope you enjoy my web site, which was lots of fun to make. – Jennifer Boyer
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"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Dilbert
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