Bio
I grew up rurally, near Peter’s Valley School of Craft and was the beneficiary of all the direct and indirect benefits of a working studio craft community. I learned to throw pots at twelve, began teaching ceramics as a teenager and have been making work ever since. I studied ceramics at Bennington College under Barry Bartlett, Kim Dickey, Mia Fetterman and Bruce Winn, focusing on porcelain, kiln-building and atmospheric firing, including wood and smoke firing. A second generation fiber artist, I also make handwoven pieces with my own natural dyes and handspun fibers. Since the covid lockdowns, I have extended my understanding of color extraction, place-based color and pigment processing to include painting with botanical and earth pigments. I exhibit nationally and my work is currently available at several galleries throughout New England.
If you are interested in exhibiting or stocking my work, collaborating on a project or learning more about my teaching/speaking schedule, please be in touch. I am currently affiliated with Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT, J. Langdon Antiques and Art in Montpelier, VT, AVA Members Gallery in Hanover, NH, Frog Hollow Craft Center in Burlington, VT and Minema Gallery in Johnson, VT. I on the Vermont Arts Council’s juried Teaching Artist Roster and am available to mentor intermediate and advanced ceramics or fiber students, consult on wheel skills, fiber arts or studio development and lead community-based arts or artist-in-the-schools/workplace residencies.
Studio visits are available by appointment and chance. Follow my practice on Instagram at @pamelawilsonstudio.