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BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 has welcomed potter Catherine Freeman to its group of exhibiting artists. Freeman began her formal training in pottery with a friend in Punta Gorda, Fla., in October 2016.
She was instructed by master potter Jack Vartanian and Suzanne Conley, first at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda and then later at Vartanian’s studio and classroom. As she became more proficient in her pottery skills, she was invited to join Stoneware Pottery by Jack Vartanian and Friends in Punta Gorda. In October 2018 Freeman and her husband, Don, bought a vacation home in Maine, where she now has a studio. She primarily throws pottery on a wheel but also hand-builds and was recently introduced to the Sgraffito technique at a Gallery 302 course offering. She has incorporated Sgraffito into her repertoire of pottery.
Freeman is inspired by water and nature and is fortunate to be “At Water’s Edge ” in both Maine and Florida. Her background as a manual physical Therapist and a professor in higher education allow her to continue to get satisfaction using her hands (now in clay) and in community service. Her mother just recently reminded her that she’s always liked to play in mud.
Gallery 302 is at 112 Main St. For information, visit gallery302.com or call 207-647-2787.
Carolyn Freeman, the newest exhibitor at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. (Submitted photo)
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