The Potters of Energy Xchange
Featuring Amber Bewernitz

This gallery exhibit and sale will be available for viewing February 11 through March 11 of 2006. An artist reception and opening party will be held from 5 pm to 9 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2006.

Amber Bewernitz Artist Statement

"Eating and drinking from handmade pottery elevates the everyday ritual of food preparation and service in our daily lives. I strive to make pottery that embodies qualities that delight the eye when the piece is in use or on display."

Amber Bewernitz is a graduate of the Professional Crafts Clay Program at Haywood Community College located in Clyde, NC. Prior to her clay career, Amber received a BA in Art History from Colorado State University in 2000. She also received a Certificate of Decorative Restoration and Painting from the City and Guilds of London in 2001. She is currently a clay resident at the Energy Xchange in Burnsville, North Carolina.

"My experience in art history and decorative restoration has a huge influence on my work. I am inspired by the brushwork found in Japanese folk pottery and the shapes and lines of mid-century modern design. The rich surface textures used in faux finishing techniques also influence the glaze patterns and colors of my work."

"I like the contrast and continuity of making pots in a part of the world with a long and rich crafts tradition while firing my pots in a kiln utilizing modern technology to harness methane to fuel the firings."

Amber Bewernitz Resume

Education

January 2003–May 2004. Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC. Associates Degree, Professional Crafts: Clay

January 2001-December 2001. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, NC. Certificate of Decorative Painting and Restoration: Certified by City and Guilds of London

August 1996-May, 2000. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Bachelors Degree, Art History, French Minor

Workshops

June 2005. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Majolica: Color and Decoration with Matthias Ostermann

October 2004. Arrowmont Craft School, Gatlinburg, TN. Personalizing your Sources with Peter Beasecker

June 2004. Arrowmont Craft School, Gatlinburg, TN. Cups and Beyond with Jeff Oestreich

March 2004, March 2003. Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC. Arts Business Institute put on by Rosen Group

January 2003. Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC. Teapots with Kat Jarosz

June 2002. Arrowmont Craft School, Gatlinburg, TN. Handbuilt tea sets with Annette Gates

Exhibits and Shows

November 2005. American Craft Council Show, Charlotte, NC.

October 2005. Southern Highland Guild Fair, Asheville, NC.

October-December 2004. Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC. Butterdish Exhibition

August-October 2004. Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC. Haywood Community College Professional Craft Program Student and Faculty Exhibition

April 23-May 14, 2004. Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC. Graduating Student Exhibition

October-December 2003. Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC. Salt and Pepper Exhibition

Affiliations

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Toe River Arts Council