Potter Barbara Lydon

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I don't know how it is that I can play with mud all day and feel completely satisfied.
For whatever reason, clay speaks to me. -- And what do I do?
I respond to it by throwing it, pulling it, pinching it, and contorting it.
All of my pieces are completely unique. Each is hand crafted to bring it’s whimsical spirit to life.
Some pieces I throw on the wheel, then sculpt (such as my bum vases), others are solely hand-built.
Art has been a key component in my life since I was a child.

I studied at Penn State, obtaining an BA in Art Education, BFA in sculpture, and an Art History Minor.
I have been an art teacher for eight years, and dreamer all my life.
Like the artist Fredd Babb said of his Art major, “I really wanted to be a Peace talks Negotiator, but I thought I should have something to fall back on.”
Currently, I am devising a plan in which Art will save the world. Stay tuned.....

We ran into Barbara teaching the techniques of hand-building and decorating with pottery.

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Have you ever come up with a good idea while working with your pottery or ceramics and thought that you would like to share it with others? You have? Well, why not send it to us and we will add it to the tips page for all to see.

There are signs that pottery and ceramics are losing appeal for a younger generation. There are pottery and ceramic departments closing in teaching institutions throughout the country. The common understanding is that younger students are reluctant to commit themselves to the intensive study required to master pottery and ceramics. Why spend three years to learn just one art form when you can pick up PhotoShop in less than a week? Pottery wheels lie idle as students flock to the computer labs. With all the stressful actions in the world today, releasing that stress through pottery and ceramics would be very beneficial to ones well being.