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Lola Mize, 10, attaches a clay heart to her "Queen of Hearts" crown Tuesday during the Natchez Pottery Kids Summer Camp taught by Sarah-Anne Winchester Tuesday in Natchez.

Lola Mize, 10, works on creating a clay "Queen of Hearts" crown Tuesday during the Natchez Pottery Kids Summer Camp taught by Sarah-Anne Winchester Tuesday in Natchez.

Sarah-Anne Winchester personal ceramic work sits in the Natchez Pottery Studio Wednesday in Natchez.

Sarah-Anne Winchester holds some of her personal work Wednesday at the Natchez Pottery Studio.

Sarah-Anne Winchester prepares clay for students during the summer camp at Natchez Pottery Studio.

Sarah-Anne Winchester helps students during the Natchez Pottery summer camp, Wednesday in Natchez.

Sarah-Anne Winchester helps students during the Natchez Pottery summer camp, Wednesday in Natchez.

NATCHEZ — After working the past year as resident artist at Natchez Pottery, Sarah-Anne Winchester said she is planning to move back to Georgia.

“I met a lot of people and had a lot of experience teaching and learning how to make classes,” Winchester said.

Her time at Natchez Pottery gave her more teaching experience, Winchester said, where she taught adult and children’s pottery classes with Patricia Gaude.

Winchester said teaching children is all about the children’s personalities.

“There are some 5-year-olds who create amazing work,” Winchester said. “It’s about getting them to understand that they don’t have to make exactly what I’m making. They can be creative and put their own spin on it.”

Winchester said she plans to go back to Georgia at the end of this month and take some more business classes. Eventually, Winchester said, she would like to open up her own studio where she can teach and sell artwork.

Looking back, Winchester said some of the memories that stand out for her were the parades — Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day — because she had always wondered what people in small towns did for fun.

“I’ve never lived in a town this small,” Winchester said. “That was one of the things I was really curious about, what people did for fun and just how close-knit the community is. It’s a special place, and it has really good people. If you have any interest in art, they are more than welcoming to teach you anything.”

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