Clay
Gasden, AL
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Paveen Chunhaswasdikul, he goes by the name given to him by his father at birth “Beer” for short, was born in Thailand on May 23, 1967. After graduating from high school in Thailand, he came to the United States to study English at Gadsden State Community College (GSCC) in 1985.
After graduating from GSCC, he attended Jacksonville State University (JSU). Beer discovered pottery in the course of an art class taught by Steve Loucks at JSU. In 1993 Beer graduated from JSU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. During his education at JSU, he discovered a love for designing and making pottery. After successful business ventures, he longed to return to his first love, pottery. In 2002 he set up a small studio, and he started to work with clay again on his own. Persuaded by friends and inspired by media coverage, now Beer is a full-time potter.
