Chuck Henry Starting each day with a grateful heart
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Pottery was introduced to me during junior high school through a weekend and summer job at historic Jamestown, VA. My role was that of a traditional apprentice learning from the ground up with lots and lots of repetition. I demonstrated making 17th century early American earthenware reproductions to visitors and school groups. There w
Pottery was introduced to me during junior high school through a weekend and summer job at historic Jamestown, VA. My role was that of a traditional apprentice learning from the ground up with lots and lots of repetition. I demonstrated making 17th century early American earthenware reproductions to visitors and school groups. There was very little exposure to life-long clay career mentors ,and a serious pottery path was not taken.
Fast forward 30 years and I am in a therapist’s office discussing my struggle with a job in a large corporate environment. I was very firmly told that in order to survive in a large corporate setting, it was essential for me to return to a former creative passion in my spare time. Pottery immediately came to mind.
The result was trans-formative. Weekend classes at a local arts center became a life line for me. Hope for a fulfilled enjoyable life began to return. Pottery became a gateway to regaining my sense of self, joy and fulfillment. I started taking all of my vacation weeks away from work as “clay-cations” at out of state art schools for week-long intensive ceramic workshops. While changing to a fulltime pottery career wasn’t a foreseen goal, actively pursuing my creative expression through clay on a regular basis became imperative and vital.
After 30 years in metropolitan Atlanta, I seized the opportunity for a lifestyle change in Western North Carolina. A thriving arts community, a much slower pace, with lush scenery made it a welcomed new home. I moved to Asheville in 2019 where outside of my fulltime job, I make and sell my pottery at the Odyssey Studios and Gallery in the River Arts District.
My work is inspired by all aspects of nature. The influences range from boldly obvious, or a subtle nuance of a texture or color. The forms usually begin on the potter’s wheel, and often experience a metamorphosis through manual alteration and adaptation. I try not to take my work too seriously and hope to project a folk appeal. All of the work contains the word “grateful” to reflect my deep appreciation for each creative opportunity.
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238 Clingman Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
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