The Ventura County Pottery Gallery is proud to present potter Victoria Littlejohn and her new work August 1 through August 31, 2013. These brightly glazed pieces flaunt the magnificent blooms we see on our California desert and locally grown cactus plants including the time consuming making of cactus needles.

Victoria Littlejohn studied ceramics at U.S.C. from 1958 till 1962 at which time she earned her B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ceramics and secondary teaching credentials. She was privileged to study pottery with Carlton Ball, Susan H Petersen, Peter Voulkos and Marguerite Wildenhain. Littlejohn now resides in Summerland.

After teaching High School and ceramics for two years, Victoria decided to open her own business and in 1964 ‘Victoria Littlejohn Ceramics’ was launched. For the next 46 years she was a “pottery making machine” turning out literally thousands of pots including a production line of ceramic trivets which were sold nationwide.

During all those years Littlejohn worked in stoneware and porcelain exclusively. In 2011 she was commissioned to design some pottery for the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts involving the use of terracotta clay. She says “It was a shocking experience because it was like starting pottery all over again.” After two years of this struggle she started to achieve some desirable results. These new cactus garden and patio lights are the result. They will be on display at the Guild’s Pottery Gallery the month of August.

Please come visit Littlejohn at the Gallery Monday, August 12th, 11 – 7 pm and Wednesday August 21st, 3 – 7 pm.