Bio
I grew up rurally, near Peter’s Valley School of Craft and was the beneficiary of all the direct and indirect benefits that surround 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, atmospheric firing and kiln-building. A second generation textile artist, I make handwovens featuring botanical dyes and handspun fibers and develop lake and earth pigments for fine art applications. I exhibit nationally and my work is currently available at several galleries throughout New England.
In addition to my individual making practice, I organize third-space community art projects to facilitate intergenerational fellowship and legacies of craft knowledge. These take the shape of open or community studios, land-based projects and facilitated artist cohorts. I have been the artist-in-residence at Green Mountain Linen for the last two years, traveling throughout historic flax-growing regions of Europe and focusing on adapting flax growing methods for small New England homesteads. My current third-space projects include reviving the Weaving Studio at White River Craft Center in Randolph, VT and managing the food and fiber community gardens at Elmwood Cemetery.
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 and Frog Hollow Craft Center in Burlington, VT. I am on the Vermont Arts Council’s juried Teaching Artist Roster and travel throughout New England to teach and speak. I am available to mentor intermediate and advanced ceramics or fiber students, consult on studio development and lead community-based arts or artist-in-the-schools/workplace residencies. Additional information about my collaborations and services can be found on Creative Ground.
Studio visits are available by appointment and chance. Follow my practice on Instagram at @pamelawilsonstudio.