Art Chowder: It sounds like you have to
be pretty careful.
GINGER: Hah, only as careful as you
want to be; really, you don’t have to
worry about it. It’s just clay and it’s
fun to play! If you haven’t fired it and
you don’t like it, you put it back in the
bucket, wet it down, wedge it together
again and start making something new.
My life is kind of like that right now.
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Art Chowder: How so?
GINGER: Well, I started sharing my private
studio as GO Art Center a little over
a year ago, after my life took a turn.
My living circumstances and job both
changed at the same time. At my age you
don’t get a new career easily, so I took
an entrepreneur program at SCC and set
my sights on coordinating my lifestyle
with my passion for ceramic sculpture. I
wanted to have my days filled with ease
as I age. I have sight challenges, but
I’ve had a lot of people lending a hand
and supporting me. I’m realistic about
feeling my way through the rest of my
life with macular degeneration. I’m very
happy that I chose to create with clay
so I can literally feel my way through
the forms that are in my mind’s eye. My
mind’s eye has recorded fabulous detail,
so I feel the union of “Clay and Me” was
meant to be.