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ne of the most ancient art forms meets
modern-day aesthetic excellence at Pam Davis’ Charlotte residence. With a rich history, ceramic art is a tradition that Davis, director of communications and marketing for Charlotte’s Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, and her husband Steve Carroll, embrace wholeheartedly.
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A Local Collector Shares Her Love Of Ceramics
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Their collection is a tribute to the caliber of ceramic artists in and around our state. “Across the country, there are little pockets known for having high-caliber ceramic artists, and we live in one of them,” says Davis. “I love that people are learning more about ceramic art, just like I did.” Davis has nurtured an interest in art history and ceramics since her college days. But it wasn’t until she moved to North Carolina in 2005, and a colleague invited her to Clayworks, a local nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of ceramic arts, that she came across the work of Greg Scott, a local artist and Clayworks instructor, and began to build her collection. That fateful first purchase — a piece of Scott’s — falls into the vein of contemporary sculptural ceramics and is therefore meant to be displayed. Davis then began studying other North Carolina contemporary ceramic artists and visiting galleries. “One thing led to another, and all of the sudden I had lots of knowledge and interest in ceramic art,” explains Davis. “You really have to have a lot of time to devote to collecting when you get serious about it.” >
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