Photo © 2009 Beth E Peterson

This is a mishima bread cloche. Have you ever heard of mishima? (Hint: I don't mean the city in Japan.)

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Filipino potter Jon Pettyjohn began studying pottery and ceramics in the early 1970s and was one of the first contemporary potters working in the Philippines. The article, A Dance with Clay and Fire, details Pettyjohn's travel with clay through his life, including becoming a co-founder of the Putik Association of Philippine Potters.

At present, Pettyjohn and the Putik Association are working with disadvantaged and abused children. Through clay, he is helping them to learn to cope and heal from trauma using the therapeutic effects of pottery.

For myself, I have used my art to express things I could not easily put into words. Has clay helped you or someone you know to cope with stress, trauma, depression, or other problems?

Put this on your calendars now and reserve the dates for some great pottery sharing!

• Pre-conference event: March 29 and 30, at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA (just north of Philadelphia). "Making Through Living--Living Through Making: Studio Pottery in 2010" will explore how to make a living making pottery. Go here for more info and to pre-register.
• March 31-April 3, 2010: The 44th Annual NCECA Conference, to be held in Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For full information, see the Conference's main page.

Photo © 2009 Beth E Peterson

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