I began to throw in the early 70’s in Mississippi. It just began as a lark, something interesting to try; then I was hooked. I continued my pottery in Virginia: showing in galleries, in craft shows and as a potter-in-residence. My son, who was a baby at the time, slept in his basket below the display table at craft shows, and watched me throw from his swing.

Then back to Georgia where I continued my pottery for several more years. That period included teaching pottery on the library channel, receiving a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for an arts and crafts television show and eventually moving onto full-time television production.

Julie Windler, The Riverside Potter and Jeweler

SPECIFICS:

Functional Potter since 1972
Recipient-grant from National Endowment for the Arts
Potter-in-Residence at Sweet Briar College
Member:-Piedmont Craftsmen, National Potters Council, American Craft Council,
National Museum of Women in the Arts

We lived in Atlanta for 25+ years where I continued my television career and growing our family, pottery took a back seat. In Atlanta, I was a television producer and staff announcer with WXIA-TV (and occasionally on-camera), then joined CNN as a news producer and eventually WSB-TV as a producer. Many years later, I returned home to Rome, Georgia as a Realtor with the family business. And then wonderfully, ..rediscovering my pottery 15+ years ago... It’s been fun coming full circle. I know, I’ve probably made everyone dizzy by now reading this...try being me!

Top Artist & Craftsman in Georgia: Brown’s Guide to Georgia International Prize Michelangelo-Artists of the Jubilee-Rome, Italy

GALLERIES:

Georgia, S.Carolina, S.Dakota, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, England, Oregon, Italy, Arizona, France..(present & past):

The Silver Heron Art Gallery-Depoe Bay, OR
Pawley’s Pantry-Pawleys Island, SC
Gabriel FineArts Gallery-London, England
NorbertaPhilbrookGallery-Bentonville, AR
The Royal Opera Art Gallery-London, England
Thistle Do Nicely Gallery-Gatlinburg, TN
Esteban’s Pottery Gallery-Sedona, AZ
Hanging Around Rome-Rome, Ga
The Nash Gallery-Hilton Head, SC
Plum Art Gallery, Knoxville, TN
The Raiford Gallery-Roswell, GA
Imagine Art Gallery-Rome, Ga
Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
Bella Luna Gallery-Rome, GA
Savannah Rose Gallery-Savannah, Ga
Last Stop Shop-Rome, GA
The Front Porch Gallery-Columbus, GA
Cobblestone Gallery-Rome, GA
Georgia Artisan Gallery-Perry, GA
Hummingbird Lane -Dahlonega, GA

ART SHOWS:

American Crafts Festival-Lincoln Center: New York City (NY)
Parallax Art Show-London (England)
Biennale Chianciano-Museodarte, Tuscany (Italy)
Carousel de Louvre, Paris, France
The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York City, NY
Sedona Arts Festival (Arizona)
Mt.Dora Art Festival (Florida)
Wells Street Art Festival (Chicago )
Chiaha Arts & Crafts Festival (GA)
Nash Gallery Memorial Day-(South Carolina)
Atlanta Arts Festival (Piedmont Park, GA)
Atlantic Station Arts on 17th St (GA)
Virginia Highlands Art Festival (GA)
Powers Crossroads (GA)
Memphis Art Festival (TN)
..and numerous shows in Virginia and Louisiana