Bemidji Ceramics Instructor Opens Private Pottery Studio
Mrs Westy James, a ceramics instructor at Bemidji State College, has opened a new pottery shop on the east side of Lake Bemidji. The studio features a showroom a glaze room a kiln room and a work area with a potter's wheel. James explains pottery blends art and chemistry noting color depends on oxides and precise clay glaze formulas. Interested locals may visit evenings or weekends to watch potters at work.