My Work Reflects my History

My Work Reflects My History”

Anne Marie Veale wrote: “I was born and educated in the UK in a Waldorf School environment which is geared towards creativity. After leaving school I studied at the Stroud Collage of Art in Gloucestershire. This led to study as a remedial teacher, therapy for challenged children and adults and specialized work in France for one year”.

After leaving France I enrolled at the Carlisle Collage of Art and completed a three year Diploma course and was awarded a licentiateship of the Society of Designer Craftsmen of William Morris. This was followed with working as an apprentice at Bardon Mills Saltglaze Pottery”.

“This experimentation with different clays and glazing methods was followed by working with Janet Adams in her Edinburgh studio in Scotland. My work up to this point had all been using Gas fired kilns and helped me develop as a Studio Potter”.

“I moved to Canada in 1981 to start a family and worked at the Richard Hoffmans Richmond studio for one year. Becoming more established in Vancouver I also worked at the Backdoor Pottery for two years and taught Pottery classes at Aberthau in Kitsalano”.

“On moving to Vancouver Island I started to develop Electric Firing methods and my own contemporary ideas; I produce functional Stoneware for galleries and Restaurants in my Qualicum Beach Studio. My work reflects my history as a Potter and my work with children continues to encourage a new generation of Potters”.

You can find a large selection of Anne Maries work at Side Street Studio in Victoria and on their web site at http://www.sidestreetstudio.com/