Gallery 23 Artists of the Month for August 2024
Judy Musicant & James T. Miller
Judy is renowned for her rich glazes on uniquely shaped porcelain and stoneware. Many years ago, she decided to take a pottery class as a means of relaxation from a stressful legal career. As a pottery colleague put it so succinctly, you touch clay, and it changes your life. She took classes at several studios in Manhattan in addition to summer workshops at Peters Valley, in Sussex County, NJ. When she moved to New Jersey more than 20 years ago, she took classes at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts in Summit and joined Gallery 23.
Judy has always been attracted to making pottery on the wheel, and for everyday use. Her goal is to make pottery that you simply must pick up, touch, caress, and feel that you simply can’t live without. She says, "My greatest pleasure is to have a client tell me how much they enjoy using my pieces, sometimes in ways I hadn’t envisioned!”
James has been part of the Gallery 23 cooperative since 2023 and is a Northwest New Jersey native.
Throughout his life James would happily be lost in the images rather than caught up in words. For him the lack of imagination has never been an issue.
As a self taught photographer, James stumbled into the world of photography in his mid-20’s. Using a fully manual 35 mm Canon FTB camera manufactured in 1971, he began learning the technical side of photography. In time he developed an aspiration to attempt to capture visually interesting moments in time. He feels life experiences help mold a person’s view of the world. As much as he would love to list his experiences, they are best left in conversations. Nowadays he continues to develop his love of photography and sharing the images he captures.
Using a modern camera and lenses definitely has many advantages, but the knowledge learned using the 1971 Canon camera is irreplaceable. His best images have yet to be captured.
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