Pam Church

Artist Bio:
Growing up in Watertown, Ct, I always loved sports, animals, nature and doing things with my hands - building and fixing things with my mom to arts and crafts in school. I graduated from The Taft School where I was introduced to many forms of art. I loved hanging out in the art room when I wasn’t practicing on the fields. I went on to earn my BS in Electrical Engineering at University of Rochester and worked on radars for military fighter jets for 17 years. I received my MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica and went on to express myself in many ways, including pottery. I took my first lesson on the wheel in 2006 and went on to apprentice with a potter in Maine in 2007. Searching for a way to combine heart connection and working with my hands, I discovered the joy of creating clay pieces with people living with dementia. I just loved it and started “Clay on Wheels” in 2010, creating moments of joy through art with people in over 30 independent, assisted and skilled living centers across Connecticut . I also love teaching adults at the Washington Art Association since 2008, while studying ceramics at various Craft Centers and Conferences in the US and Japan.