ABOUT ANNAnn Akland was born and raised in North Carolina. She grew up on her family's tobacco farm in Knightdale. Ann always loved to create things. She started out with drawing and painting, taking a number of studio art courses. Ann decided to rekindle her passion for art about 18 years ago. She has always loved pottery and when a family friend, Bill Wilder, taught a class at the local community center, Ann signed up. She found she just could not get enough of "throwing clay." Ann has since taken classes with Dan Finch in Bailey and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, as well as attended numerous workshops continuing to learn new techniques. Ann has her own pottery studio on the farm in Knightdale. She has both an electric and gas raku tophat kiln. Gerry is the "muscles" behind the operation--real pottery teamwork for 18 years!
Ann shows and sells her work at art festivals, in her studio/gallery, in her Etsy Shop and through her website.
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