Brooke Millecchia

1972 Born Denver, Colorado

EDUCATION

1995 BFA Ceramics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1998 Production Potter, Stoneware Specialties, St. Paul, MN

2005 Ceramic Studio Lab Technician and Manager, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, New York

2005-2006 Ceramics Instructor, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, New York

2004-2013 Ceramics Instructor, Studio Sales Pottery, Avon, New York

2015 Adjunct Professor, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York

2006— Ceramics Instructor, Turk Hill Craft School, Fairport, New York

2010— Ceramics Instructor, Memorial Art Gallery Creative Workshop, Rochester, New York

RESIDENCIES

2016 Artist in Residence, Fairport High School, Fairport, New York

BIOGRAPHY

Brooke Millecchia is a studio potter and educator known for functional, wheel-thrown, and altered stoneware pottery. She starts by throwing her pots on the wheel then altering them to add corners and angles to the once circular vessels. Millecchia then applies patterning and symmetrical geometric images as her surface decoration.

She uses found objects, handmade brushes, and other tools to create and apply designs to each piece. Her palette is usually warm and the surface can vary from glossy to matte even on one piece.