Jean May Card    

I began my interest in pottery in 1979 at SUNY Plattsburg taking an extra Art class to avoid taking a music class while I was working on my BS in Health Education.  Since then I have taken pottery classes at every college and art center I have lived near: Oswego Art Center, Rome Art Center, Ohio State University (where I got my Master’s Degree in Health Education), and Purdue University.  I have also worked 5 years at The Munson Proctor Art Institute in Utica, NY as a pottery technician.

About 26 years ago I visited “ The  Wizard of Clay” in Honeoye, NY (near Rochester.)  He uses leaves in his work, but his process is a secret.  As the years went on I tried different ways to use nature in my clay.  My instructor att Munson Proctor suggested that I use colored clays called "engobes".  I have since studied, tested, and finally developed my own method of leaf work.

Each piece goes through a seven step process:  forming the clay, putting the leaf in and taking it off after a colored clay has be applied, cleaning it up, firing it the first time, staining the leaves, then applying the glaze and firing it a second time.

All my pottery is fully functional, lead free, and oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe.  However, it does not do well with broiling or being dropped on the floor!

Pottery is my hobby but it may become a full time job this year after I retire from teaching Health at Westmoreland Central School.  I live in Westmoreland, NY with my husband and teenage son; along with one dog and 4 cats.

 If you are interested in more of my pieces, you may contact me for an appointment to view them at my home. 

Jean Card

6746 Lowell Road

Rome, NY 13440

Phone: 315-337-7674

Email: cardt@roadrunner.com

I will be at the following craft shows in 2010:

Green Craft Fair, Saturday July 24^th,

St Lawrence River Rustic Show in Alexandria Bay on Aug 6-8,

Remsen Barn Festival of the Arts (my personal favorite), which will be held on September the 25th and 26^th. 

I also hope to participate in Cooperstown’s Labor Day Weekend Outdoors Art and Crafts show,

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Assorted stoneware	Corner cupboard display	Stoneware collection
Casserole	Pie plate	Assorted stoneware