Christine Willis
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About Me
| Introduction | Christine Lansdale Willis was born in Thessaloniki. Her first contact with pottery was on the island of Sifnos where she studied with traditional folk potters. She graduated from the University of California in Santa Cruz with a degree in Ceramics. She has a Masters Degree in Black Sea Cultural studies from the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki.  Her work is inspired by Ancient Greek and Byzantine art.1981-1985 She taught ceramics at the School for Greek National Handicrafts, EOMMEX.In 1981 she started the Ceramics Department in the American Farm School where she continues teaching today. She also teaches stroke patients with Art Therapy at Annagennissi, a rehab center. She lives in the small village of Lakkia outside of Thessaloniki.Christine has taken part in lots of group and personal shows. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | I love clay. I love working with clay, playing with clay and also decorating with clay. I use the same materials that potters have been using for millennia. My work is inspired by the museum pieces found throughout Greece where form, function and decoration are all part of the same aesthetic. |
| How I started with ceramics | Went to the Greek island of Siphnos in 1971 and saw a master potter throwing on the wheel. I fell in love and 40 years later I’m still here. |
| What inspires me | Museums of Greece |
| What I'm working on at the moment | Dolce Raku |
