The Potters Place on the corner of Fifth and Cliffe in downtown Courtenay presents Cathi Jefferson of Duncan showing her work until March 30.
Jefferson has always known that she was meant to be a potter 鈥� it is simply something she loves to do. Her career as a studio-trained potter began in 1974 under mentor Herman Venema in Matsqui, B.C. She imbued this hands-on study with formal arts training at Kwantlen College (1980 to 鈥�81) and Fraser Valley College (1986 to 鈥�88).
Over the years, Jefferson鈥檚 desire for learning and improvement has taken her to workshops around the world, with residencies at The Archie Bray Foundation in Montana and others in B.C., Banff, Maine, Japan and the U.K.
She has taught clay at the University of Victoria since moving to the Island in 2007. She has also taught at Emily Carr College of Art and Industrial Design and the Kootenay School of Art, as well as given many hands-on demonstrations at workshops and conferences throughout North America, the U.K. and Korea.
Jefferson was awarded the 2010 Carter Wosk B.C. Creative Award for Applied Art and Design.
Make a point of coming to see this artist鈥檚 work at the Potters Place, open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 250-334-4613 or visit www.thepottersplace.ca.
