ARTIST'S Information
BIOGRAPHY: Joyce is a graduate of Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University with a BFA, MFA/MEd. She is a certified Art teacher, grades K-12 and certified in the education of emotionally disturbed and brain injured children. She is the parent of two extraordinary children who married two extraordinary partners, each union producing two extraordinary grandchildren (4). Throughout her life she worked and marched for peace and social justice for all peoples. She was a member of the Germantown Pottery Guild for 35 years, executive director of Swords Into Plowshares, a folk music production non-profit for 15 years, and The Germantown Women’s Y for six years. Joyce took over an old family business and worked as a peddler among the Amish for 25 years. She is currently president of the Flamingo Clay Studio, the not-for-profit organization sponsoring Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone Gallery.
Artist Statement:
“I drew on the walls and on the floor and on my body when I was a child. Whenever there was an implement of design in my hands I used it to adorn anything within reach. My father gave me a wooden box filled with oil paints and I copied the copies of Covarrubias, Picasso, Renoir and Degas that hung on their walls. As I grew older I was never without a sketch book, drawing all of the folks who surrounded me.
All of life encompasses artistic expression. When I could not sculpt, make prints, paint or draw, I created businesses and organizations. When Peace and Social Justice Issues took precedence over daily art creations, I marched and marched making buttons and posters to enhance the efforts of the movement. When teaching children and adults I saw the lessons as the creation of art on my part allowing the creation of art on theirs. When working among the Amish I cut scraps of cloth making my own quilt patterns and designs inspired by theirs. When producing concerts and working with musical artists I learned the art of making “records”.
I was a member of a pottery guild for over 35 years. From the guild members I learned that through cooperative efforts and constructive discussion, not to mention a lot of effort and social conscience, we could sustain a group and create endless acts of art and artistic expression.
