STAMFORD'S FIRST POTTERY CENTER TO PRESENT POTTERY CLASSES, OPEN STUDIO AND GALLERY IN FEBRUARY

CONTACT: BETTY VONLIEBERMANN 203-869-5465 - bvlpr@msn.com JANUARY 26, 2002 - STAMFORD, CT

The hot tub on his sun porch has been replaced by a potter's wheel and a kiln. Instead of commuting to his executive job, he spends his days creating objects from clay, giving private lessons and gearing up to open a pottery school, gallery and studio on Newfield Avenue in Stamford, CT.

Morty Bachar, Proprietor, Lakeside Pottery LLC offers several pottery courses for adults and kids, day, evening and weekend, entitled, Beginning Pottery and Intermediate Pottery. Winter classes begin February 26, 2002 10:00AM, 4:15PM and 7:00PM. Open Studio will also be available day time, evenings and weekend. Lakeside Pottery facility is in a new a specious, well equipped, well lit, large windows, easy to park but yet centrally located on 543 Newfield Avenue.

Roslyn Nesin, Administrator, Stamford Adult & Continuing Education has this to say about Lakeside Pottery, Stamford Adult & Continuing Education has been looking for a way to offer a high quality pottery program to the community and is pleased to now be able to do so through our association with Lakeside Pottery. And Juliana Sciolla, Executive Director Stamford Cultural Development Corporation says, It is wonderful to finally have such a facility in town.

Lakeside Pottery offers classes for the beginner, intermediate and advanced potters, adult and children using the wheel, hand-building, painting , glazing and firing. Those who have already achieved independence in pottery, can use the studio on an hourly basis - just come in and use Lakeside Pottery's wheel, kilns, slab roller, extruder, large variety of glazes and other equipment. Custom classes, summer camp, workshops and demonstrations for families and organizations are also available.

Bachar uses stoneware clay as a canvas on which he draws detailed pictures using glazes and under glazes. His specialty is large pieces. I think it's the engineer in me, he says. I like to do the big pieces ; I do not struggle with them the way some potters do. He favors a dramatic look in which the glazes are mixed to create earthy tones. While he is passionate about his work, he says is equally inspired by teaching. It has turned out to be the gift of this, he says. I've learned that I have the ability to teach and make it very accessible.

Lakeside Pottery uses highly qualified Pottery teachers and is affiliated with several local organizations. Some of the Organizations are: Stamford Adult Education, Stamford Recreation Department, Darien Continuing Education & Summer Camp Department, and Stamford JCC.

For more information about Lakeside Pottery and to register for winter classes, please visit the web site www.lakesidepottery.com or call 203-323-2222. Spring classes registration will begin January 28th.