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Showcasing Annisquam River Pottery- Nina J. Goodick - Potter

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Showcasing Annisquam River Pottery- Nina J. Goodick - Potter

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I was born and raised in Gloucester and come from a hardworking family of Sicilian and Portuguese Fishermen. My great grandfathers, grandfathers, father, uncles, and brother were all commercial fishermen here in Gloucester and I spent many childhood summers working and hanging around on the family fishing boat the “Linda B”. From them and the women of the family, I learned hard work, love of family, faith, and of course food. “In an Italian family, food is love, and we feed everything.””

I have been a student of pottery for over 15 years. My first pottery classes were in Cynthia Curtis’s studio. “Cynthia was a wonderful teacher, and it was definitely a safe place to learn and explore.” At that time, I was able to have lessons with potters, Annie Melancon and Susan Hershey, both of whom taught me different techniques on hand building, throwing and trimming pots. A few years later, I met and became very dear friends with local potter Marty Morgan. “Hanging in her studio is where I’ve continued to grow as a potter, by observing her working process, firing with her in a gas kiln, experimenting with new glazes, talking about life as we work, laughing and learning the art of opening the kiln with both joy and acceptance. Not as easy as it sounds. You may have to be a potter to understand this. “

I feel it is important to continue taking classes with other teachers to further expand my clay education. I have traveled across the country to experience workshops with nationally celebrated potters. Ceramic Artists, such as Tom Coleman, Stephen Hill, Julia Galloway, Hayne Bayliss, Michael Stumbras, Tomoo Hamada, Shika Yoshi and many more. I also attended several semesters of classes with The Ceramics Program Arts at Harvard. “One of my greatest influences has been my sister Theresa M.Testaverde, who is a gifted artist. I’ve always admired her creativity, her artwork with its bold colors and raw feelings. I am excited to say that she and I are currently collaborating on a ceramics project.

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I've tried many different mediums, including illustration, and watercolor painting. However it is in the clay, porcelain, & stoneware clay where I find my joy. Gas Reduction , Oxidation, Raku firings are a few that I have worked with.

My Inspiration

“I consider myself to be a very fortunate woman, as in my husband Stephen, I have a wonderful partner and friend, who constantly encourages me. He has lovingly built me a studio to work from in our home, on the Annisquam River. It’s an incredible location, and it’s here that I find inspiration from the tides, sunsets, and nature of my s

I enjoy throwing functional pottery, bowls, mugs, platters, useful objects associated with preparing or serving food. In addition to these, I have created wall pieces – Codfish, Haddock Tuna, Redfish, Herring – which connect me to my family’s fishing heritage, and wall Crosses which I was inspired to do through my years of work with The Holy Family Medical Mission, giving medical clinics to the impoverished in the Dominican Republic.

“The process of wheel throwing and then Carving into clay, has become something I enjoy when making pots. This is how I create my Dog town Common Babson Bowls, inspired by one of my favorite local stories about Roger Babson, and his Dog town Boulders. I admired the way he gave work to unemployed Finnish stone cutters, during The Great Depression. I find relevance in the inspirational motto's which were carved into the Boulders nearly 100 years ago, and appreciate that the words are as true today as they were back then. “NEVER TRY NEVER WIN”, KEEP OUT OF DEBT”, “KINDNESS, and “HELP MOTHER” are a few of my favorites.

The things I care about find their way into my pottery, whether it be fish (my dad) bears, (son Cory) hearts (mom), or words such as Integrity, Courage, Strength, FORZA, (son Michael), or beautifully thrown servings bowls with handmade wooden boxes a collaboration with my husband Stephen, which we created and gave together as Wedding gifts to our children, daughters, Stephanie and Becky, and Son Cory. All of This inspiration which comes from my family, my children, grandchildren, friends, and faith make my work what it is. Simple, but full of love.

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