Amy is a multi disciplinary artist. Since graduating from RISD in ’88, she has worked as an art instructor, freelance illustrator, graphic designer, and ceramic artist. She founded Doves Foot Pottery in 2006 as a learning and working space, with greenhouse and studio.
Affiliations
Amy is a member of South Coast Artists, the Art Drive, Local Artisan Show Co-op and a past member of the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay. She has served on the board of directors of South Coast Artists, the Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust and The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay. She is one of the organizers for the Local Artisan Shows.
The Story Behind the Name Doves Foot Pottery
Daisy, the pet Dove, is the company mascot, and overlord to the flock of 10 heirloom hens. When Amy began selling her ceramics in 2006, the quest for a name ended when Daisy landed in Amy’s hand. The touch of Daisy’s feet sparked her curiosity and wonder, and Doves Foot Pottery was born.
Book Illustration & Design
In 2019 Amy and her husband Fred published their first book, “In the Wake of the Willows”. A three year joint effort, it combines the best of Fred Thurber’s nature writing with Amy’s illustrations and book design into an entertaining summer adventure story. “In the Wake of the Willows” is available through bookshop.org, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. Visit Willows.link for more info.
What DO You Eat?
In 2020 Amy’s classes were canceled and galleries closed. After a decade of adapting her families diet to accommodate food intolerances and other medical issues, Amy decided to collect the recipes friends and relatives were asking for into a cookbook. It is gratifying to her when customers relate the benefits they’ve experienced from her cookbook, and tell her which recipes have become their favorites. What DO You Eat? is available through local book stores, and Amazon.com.
