Welcome to JR Webb Pottery!

Most of my work is created from slabs and hand-building. I try to create unique items that you are not going to see anywhere else. Each and every piece is hand-made, signed and dated by me. Because of that, no two pieces are exactly alike. I am a one-woman operation! (And plan to stay that way!)

My work has been purchased at shops, galleries and shows to be shipped as gifts all over the world. A list of retail shops that currently carry JRWebb Pottery is also available on this site. I encourage you to visit them all!

As you look around, if you have any questions, requests or comments, I invite you to email me. I am always interested in your feedback and suggestions.

Enjoy!

Jonni R. Webb

 

About Jonni R. Webb....

Jonni Webb grew up in Itta Bena, Mississippi, a small Delta farming town. The daughter of Dr. Eugene F. Webb, a family practice physician, and Mozelle Parker Webb, a local artist, Jonni graduated from Pillow Academy in 1975 and went on to pursue a BS degree in Marketing from Mississippi State University.

Her career in newspaper advertising took her through Arkansas and Texas before returning to Jackson, Mississippi in 1984, as the Advertising Director at the Northside Sun newspaper, the state's largest weekly.

Although she originally expressed her creative talents through oil painting, Jonni began taking pottery classes in 1993 from well-known local potter, Robert Pickenpaugh, and fell in love with the craft. She has studied under Stephen Jepson, and Tom Shafer of the World Pottery Institute, Florida, and Thomas Morrison of Jackson, in addition to other workshops and continuing education with Pickenpaugh. By re-investing everything from the sale of her pottery back into equipment and supplies, Webb began her quest to pursue pottery as a career. In 1998, she left her job at the newspaper to devote more of her time to her art. She now publishes a weekly newsletter, Coffee News, for the Metro Jackson, Mississippi area, from her home office and produces pottery from her home studio in Madison, Mississippi.

Using only Mississippi clay, Jonni uses her love of nature to create "earthy" looking pieces to warm any home. Much of her ideas and inspiration come from her time spent at the family lakehouse in Carroll County, Mississippi. Jonni hopes her art work inspires others to see and appreciate the beauty of the South.