John Stark art students spent all day at a ceramics workshop at the New Hampshire Institute of Art earlier this spring.
Held over the course of two days to accommodate the number of John Stark students, NHIA teacher and Ceramics Department Head Maureen Mills provided expert instruction in this wheel throwing workshop.
“We are beyond fortunate take our students to the Institute to work with Maureen,” said JSRHS art teacher Erin Smart. “Her long list of accomplishments, beyond teaching at NIAA since 2004, include owning her own ceramics studio, being a member of the Potters Guild, and a member of the American Craft Council all since the ’80s. Her depth of knowledge about ceramics is immense and our students were thrilled to work with her,” continued Smart.
Mills has donated her time to instruct John Stark ceramics students for several years now. “The connection between these two schools is so very beneficial for our John Stark students,” concluded Smart.
“I’m always glad for the John Stark students to come to our studio for an intensive workshop,” commented Mills. “I know they get a lot from the experience. They are attentive and apply the information in a constructive way. I can see in some of their reactions and from the work they do that it can really impact their understanding of the process and their ability to transform that process. Or, maybe even be transformed themselves by the process,” exclaimed Mills.