KAREN BEARMAN

Enticed by a potter on a kickwheel at a Waterford, VA fair, Karen began pottery lessons in the early 70s with Jill Hinckley in Washington, DC, apprenticing at Hinckley Pottery Studio shortly thereafter.

Enticed again, this time by marriage to a lifelong friendand a move to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Karen now lives in Cambridge, MD, and works out of her basement studio. She is a member of the Clay Guild of the Eastern Shore, Salisbury Art Space, the Art League of Ocean City, the Art Academy in Easton, MD, and Main Street Galleryin Cambridge, MD. Karen currently teaches pottery at Hinckley Pottery Studio in Washington, DC.

Over these past many years Karen has worked full time

as a studio potter, participating in workshops, craft shows, and fairs; and as a Ceramics teacher, instructing children and adults in independent schools, private studios, and universities. She has exhibited her work at shows and galleries on the Eastern Shore and in the DC area. Her work is currently on display at Main Street Gallery in Cambridge, MD.

Her other shows and events are noted on her website www.karenbearmanpottery.com.

Karen creates wheel-thrown, functional pieces in stoneware and porcelain using two very different firing methods: cone 10 reduction and low-fire raku. Achieving a pleasing form and surface is the motivation for her work. She believes in surrounding oneself with beautiful objects for daily use and enjoys sharing her love of this exceptionally responsive medium with her students.