Evolution Stoneware Pottery Gallery Here's a little taste of some of my recent work: Follow me on Facebook for the latest updates! 2012 Events: Attend my workshop Custom Throwing Tools from Fired Clay at The Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth, Georgia just north of Atlanta on Saturday February 25, 2012 Solo Featured Artist Show in The Garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia in March & April 2012 in Athens! 2011 Events: First Place Winner in the 17th Annual Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition -a national exhibition juried by Gay Smith for Cape Fear Studios Inc. in Fayetteville, North Carolina October 28 - November 21, 2011 OCAF Artists Shoppe -a fabulous selection of work from Georgia artists presented in Watkinsville, Georgia December 2 - 22, 2011 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale in Sandy Springs, Georgia November 5 - 6, 2011. Come check out the fantastic artwork, free door prizes, food, drink, and demonstrations. Look for me inside the gallery, and come say hi! Mugs for Jugs 2011 national invitational exhibit benefiting breast cancer research hosted by MudFire Gallery in Decatur, Georgia opening October 1 and showing through November 19, 2011 Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition -a juried exhibition with the theme of "confinement" showing at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia August 3 - 28, 2011 Summer Swan Contemporary Southern Pottery and Handmade Objects invitational group exhibition at the Swan Coach House Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia opening June 9, 2011 and showing through August 6 Damn Right I Got the Blues invitational group show at MudFire Gallery in Decatur, Georgia opening June 4, 2011 and showing through July 30 OCAF Members Show in Watkinsville, Georgia opening June 3, 2011 Southworks Juried Art Exhibition at the OCAF gallery in Watkinsville, Georgia April 1 - May 7, 2011 Third Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition at the LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska March 4 - April 30, 2011 The Hudgens Center for the Arts Second Annual Soup Bowl Benefit Friday March 25 & Saturday March 26 with live music, great food, and over 300 handmade bowls. Availability: Register here for my Atlanta area classes at The Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth, GA. Around Atlanta check out my work at the Raiford Gallery in Roswell & MudFire in Decatur, GA. In the Smokey Mountains my work is at the Boones Creek Potter's Gallery in Johnson City, TN. Also available year round at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. This video looks best when you select '720p HD' Past Events, Exhibitions, and Galleries: Lines into Shapes* - 14th annual juried exhibition at the Art Center of Estes Park, Colorado Oct 29 - Nov 14, 2010 Hudgens Center Artists Market in Duluth, Georgia Nov 12 -13, 2010 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale in Sandy Springs, Georgia Nov 6 -7, 2010 The Soup Bowl Benefit for the Hudgens Center for the Arts on March 27th, 2010 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale, Sandy Springs, GA November 7 -8, 2009 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale, Sandy Springs, GA November 1 -2, 2008 Featured artist at the Orchid Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, September 2007 - July 2008 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale, Sandy Springs, GA, November 3 - 4, 2007 Naked Clay Juried Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, September 7 - November 9, 2007 Annual Abernathy Art Center Show and Sale, Sandy Springs, GA, November, 2006 Solo Show at Essential Therapies, Kingsport, TN, June 30, 2006 Below are descriptions of different forms created by Janis Wilson Hughes.

	Bottle Forms Bottles are shapes with narrow necks. There are a lot of different bottle shapes possible. They are fun and somewhat challenging to throw. It is essential to get all the water out of the bottom of the pot before the opening is narrowed too far.

	Mugs Mugs are cups with handles. Mugs are great for everyday use. Although they are relatively small forms, they take a while to make because of the handles. I take great care in making my handles so that they compliment the form and are pleasing to hold.

	Cups Cups are mugs without handles. These vessels are great for everyday use. They're great for juice, milk, and any kind of cold or warm drink. For hot coffee stick with mugs so you don't burn your hands.

	Tea Pots Tea pots come in all sizes and shapes . For making tea, boil water on the stove, then add it to the tea pot with a bag of your favorite tea. I sometimes enjoy making miniature teapots .

	Gestural Pots These are mostly decorative pots that could be used as bud vases. These begin as uniform, wheel thrown pots. Then they are highly altered and given a bit of a personality. These are very fun to make. I let my creativity run wild when working with these pots.

	Trays and Soap Dishes These simple objects make everyday life easier. Trays are amazingly useful - I use them for all kinds of small food items including dipping trays with olive oil for yummy breads. And no one likes soggy soap - my soap dishes keep your soap solid and channel away the water with style.

	Pods These are small, organic forms. They are thrown as a bowl, and then they are highly altered. I usually use a surform to create the texture. Sometimes I highlight the texture with engobe. These are purely non-functional pots, but I really adore them. They are great at adding interest to a shelf or coffee table.

	Sculptures This stacked form is self supporting without any hidden supports. I sometimes enjoy playing with balance by joining small, hollow forms together. The four "balls" that make up this sculpture were actually thrown on the wheel as hollow forms. Once leather hard, I altered them, added texture, then joined them together. This is an unglazed stoneware clay.

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