My name is Chris Jones, and I have been working in pottery for about 17 years. I began my career in pottery by taking several art courses at Valencia Community College in 1991.  My professor was Michael Galetta,  an extremely talented and creative man.  There I learned basic hand building, and simple wheel throwing techniques as well as glazing and kiln firing. 

From work I produced at school, I was found by a local potter, John Margerum, who was looking for an apprentice.  He is  a very talented production/studio potter who showed me the everyday life of a potter.  While training in his studio, I learned every facet of pottery production from wheel throwing to gas and electric kiln firing. To sell our wares we traveled the Eastern US and mostly Florida  setting up at art shows almost every weekend.  It was a great time and I met many fantastic people everywhere I went.

These experiences made me determined to pursue pottery as a way of living.  I have never found anything so fulfilling. There is something special about creating something beautiful from raw earth! After working for John for just about a year (the first of three periods at his pottery), I moved to Amelia Island, FL where I enrolled at FCCJ.  There I took two more wheel throwing classes to help sharpen my skills. I am currently one of three resident potters at Atlantic Beach Potters where I am broadening my skills and have the facilities to explore the clay medium. I attend art festivals all around Florida as well as the Southeast U.S.

I sometimes exhibit at  fine art and craft shows around Florida, as well as have work in several galleries. If you would like to e-mail me, you can do so at chris@jonespottery.net .