Paulus berensohn biography of donald
Paulus Berensohn () was a poet, ceramic artist, dancer, and educator in Penland, North Carolina..
Mission Statement
The Potters Guild is a diverse community of professional clay artists sharing a love of clay and exploring its power to connect and communicate.
Paulus Berensohn, who studied dance at Juilliard, poses with one of his clay pieces.
Through planned activities and the sharing of knowledge and experience, we endeavor to stimulate artistic growth, inspiration and creativity, both within ourselves and the community at large.
History of The Potters Guild
“A pot is more than one person deep”
The roots of The Potters Guild lie in this concept and in the recognition that we can together build something that is more that the sum of its parts, more than a collection of pots, and more than the work of each of its members.
Its roots lie in the traditions of pottery-making and a commitment to make our pots continually fresh.
In 1963 Paulus Berensohn began teaching pottery at Pendle Hill, Swarthmore College and at the Community Arts Center. The following year – 1964 – some of his students established an independent group, or workshop, callin