Sally JAFFEE

Artist Statement

My life as a potter began in the early seventies when many of us were privileged to make career choices from our hearts. We were the generation that prided ourselves on having less in the way of possessions, and more in the way of a spiritual consciousness. So I followed my bliss, and was fortunate to have been given the talent for making things, I chose clay as my expressions. Rather than pursue an academic route, I joined a pottery co-op in Seattle: Pottery Northwest , and worked for years alongside other aspiring potters. We took workshops from professionals and college professors, and sold our work through galleries and craft fairs.
My work became my life and steered me into a spiritual practice that acknowledged my pottery making as my sacred art. My way of life for over 35 years now has been the making and selling of pottery, and the moment to moment humble thanks for this opportunity.

1975 – 1984
Pottery Northwest, Seattle Washington

1985 – 1988
Independent Studio, Seattle Washington
1988 – 1989
Travel and Study in Mexico
1990 – 2001
Independent Studio Gallery – Ohio
2001 – 2011
Studio in mountains of Northern California