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My love of pottery began in the late 60's when I first visited Nashville, IN and watched the local potter work in
his shop. I was mesmerized as his hands formed the clay with such ease. A few years later I took a pottery
class at the local art school but I didn't have much success and working in the clay fell by the wayside as I
raised a family.

Ellie and I went to Hawaii for our 5th anniversary and spent some time working with the book "The Artist's
Way". I said something about pottery and Ellie said there is reverence in my voice whenever I mentioned it.
I vowed to take another class when I got home. I did. And it changed my life.

That was in 2003. Within a year I was working as a full-time potter. I opened Light N Up Art Co-op in 2004
and began teaching pottery classes in 2007. Today I teach, do some festivals, and sell my pottery in the
Big Bend area of northern Florida. Its all been a dream come true!

My pottery is available at The Havana Trading Co. in Havana and Lily Pads in Grayton Beach, FL.

Spirit Spins is a pottery business owned and operated by Terri Lantz.
It is located just north of historic Havana, FL about 16 miles north of
Tallahassee.

I moved to Havana in October 2004 when my partner Ellie got a job in
Tallahassee. We bought a home on 5 acres of some of the most
beautiful rolling woods in northern Florida and remodeled an old
guest house so I could use it as my pottery studio.