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Joyce Wood started working with clay in 2006 after years of working in other mediums. She is inspired by the freedom of the clay, and the endless opportunities to create new and different shapes, colours, and textures with all the various clays and glazes.

In 2009 Joyce graduated “With Distinction” from St Lawrence College in Brockville with her Certificate in Ceramics. However, “With pottery”, she says, “you can never stop learning”, so she continues to attend courses and workshops whenever possible.

“My work is always changing and evolving as I experiment with new glazes, clay bodies, methods, or forms. Every piece is different and I have not locked into one style yet. Maybe I never will because I am having too much fun with all this variety!

I love when someone presents me with a problem and I can try to create a piece to solve it. I have done projects such as a jewellery holder, a cream & sugar to match an old set, and a maple syrup jug with a lid, all to meet someone’s specific need. Also, I can do custom pieces for a special gift or event. Of course, when I do these projects there is no obligation to buy the piece – I enjoy doing it for the challenge, and if it is not quite right it can always go into my inventory!”

All functional Beckett’s Landing Pottery is food safe and can be used in the freezer, microwave, or oven – however please don’t subject it to too much thermal shock or it may break.

Garden art may survive outside year round, however it is safer to store it in a protected dry place over the winter. Some Raku pieces may not be water tight so be sure to check with Joyce if you are in doubt.

Email Joyce if you have any further questions:  beckettslandingpottery@ripnet.com

You can see more of Joyce's work at:  http://www.beckettslandingpottery.ca/index.cfm