About the Artist

         Nancy Lipe is currently enjoying pottery as her second career. Her
    first career was in the field of engineering as a product manager for a
    medical ultrasound company in Seattle, Washington. Born in Spokane
    Washington, she moved to North Carolina in 2004 to start an early
    retirement with her husband – an NC native.

       She became interested in pottery shortly after moving into the state,
    and took courses at Montgomery Community College, where she
    obtained an Advanced Certificate in Professional Crafts: Clay. While
    attending school, she was awarded a merit-based scholarship from
    Fidelity Bank, and her work was displayed in the Star branch office.
    While at MCC, Nancy was instrumental in developing the Pottery Club's
    and MCC's first merit-only based scholarship.

       Nancy is one of the founding members of the North Carolina
    Professional Potters Guild – a group of regional artists who support
    each other in advancing the art of pottery, a member of the Stanly
    County Arts Guild and Carolina Clay matters.

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In her own Words

    "I don’t consider myself an artist.  I am a potter
    who tries to infuse her work with an artistic
    flavor.  I have not yet settled into one form or
    style of work;  I like to try new things.  I do not
    strive for production work; I’m not into sameness.
    For me, pottery is a blend of thoughtful planning ,
    scientific processes, some chaos, and being
    focused in the present.  It speaks to the engineer
    in me, the chef in me, and the artist in me."

Nancy