Thirty: Alison Gayton

Thirty: Alison Gayton 2010-03-30 8 Comments

Photographed 25.March.2010 in her west side pottery studio.

The most suggested individual for this project, since the beginning, has been Alison Gayton. After meeting her, I can certainly see the reasons so many were quick to suggest she was making Saint John a better place.

Alison is the president of Third Space Gallery, works at an art supply store (ESL Art Supplies) on Union Street, and she is vice president of Quality Learning New Brunswick — an interesting initiative to provide books and read to young people in New Brunswick. She also works with the Saint John Arts Centre.

But Alison teaches art, in the form of pottery, to around 50 kids per week. She calls this her real passion, and it comes through in conversation with her. Sometimes she is at Touchstone School in the valley, sometimes at the City Market, and most often from her Duke Street studio on Saint John's west side.



   

   

   



  
  • I'm so happy to see Alison featured on your blog. She's a wonderful person.
    Barb @ 2010-03-30 07:02:12
  • Yay! Alison Gayton has vision for a different world. She lives her commitment openly and speaks about it. She is willing to ask "Why can't it we do this differently and maybe better?"
    sandy mackay @ 2010-03-30 09:55:55
  • My children are Alison's biggest fans. Though they haven't worked with her as a teacher, her personality and engagement in the playful creativity of everyday life makes them beam when we spot her in the market.
    Kate Wilcott @ 2010-03-30 10:32:56
  • Her love for pottery is contagious! Took her chess set pottery class recently... what a blast!!!
    Sally Kwong @ 2010-03-30 22:18:21
  • Alison was one of the first people I met in college and one of the best people I've been lucky enough to meet. She's one of those rare people who manage to make the world seem a little bit better just by standing within a five-foot radius of you.
    Kathleen @ 2010-03-31 00:06:44
  • When I first met Alison and experienced her work, we were both displaying in solo exhibitions at the SJAC back in 2004. I knew Alison was great back then. Today I collect her pottery work as often as possible.
    Sheri L (Burhoe) Larsen @ 2010-03-31 07:13:54
  • The lovely Alison Gayton is nothing short of a superhero goddess, to me and so many! I am so happy to have met her, and I am so happy she calls Saint John her home! She has a fantastic soul.
    Megs @ 2010-04-13 18:50:28
  • Dan, come back please.
    barb @ 2010-07-19 14:04:59