Kit Cornell

Kit Cornell is a professional potter making functional pieces in both stoneware and porcelain from her studio in Exeter. Kit's work is appreciated and shown both here and abroad. Her forms are simple and her glazes complex, resulting from study of many cultures and traditions. Last spring a grant enabled her to study the work and writing of British potters Michael Cardew and Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Surrey College of Art. Her interests include using local resources, exploring clay as historical record, and ensuring the relevance of art in daily life. Kit's commitment to art education in general and clay education in particular may be seen in the sharing of her studio with apprentices and students, traveling to far corners of the state to teach, and presenting at workshops and conferences. Imaginations may be kindled, respect for the planet strengthened, processes taught, and skills relevant to many areas of life acquired by working in clay. Organizational affiliations include the League of NH Craftsmen, New Hampshire Potters Guild, New Hampshire Art Educators Association, York Art Association, and the Seacoast Growers Association's Portsmouth Farmer's Market. Currently she serves on the NH State Arts Council's Arts in Education advisory committee and the Currier Museum's advisory council.

Specialty:

• Potter

Programs Offered:

• Custom tailored school residences for grades K-12 for both hand building and working on the potter's wheel
• Possible focuses include Expressing Imagination Through Clay
• Clay as an Ecological Arts Resource and Archeological Record
• and Beginning/Advanced Wheel Throwing (middle/high school)
• Will consult in the development of new ceramics programs including space/equipment/ supplies
• Teacher workshops on-site or district-wide are welcomed.

Populations Served:

• K-12
• Preschool
• community arts
• adult training

Availability:

• All areas considered
• with overnight community accommodations requested for longer distances from Exeter
• year round