While pursuing an art education at the University of Georgia, Brooks Burgess became interested in pottery to the extent that he went on to earn his MFA in Ceramics at North Texas State University. Upon graduation, he accepted a one-year appointment at Berea College in Kentucky as the Graduate Apprentice in clay. It was here that he sharpened his production skills while designing and developing a line of functional pottery.

Since his return to Athens in 1988, Brooks has taught Art in public middle and high schools in and around Georgia, at Anderson College in South Carolina, the Spruill Center in Atlanta, Good Dirt Studios, and has conducted workshops for colleges and public art organizations. He currently maintains his own studio in Winterville, Georgia..

While Brooks primarily focuses on form, striving for simplicity and elegance, some of his work also has a sense of humor. Often a play on words becomes the catalyst for his pots, as seen in his "fish sticks" candlesticks, dog whistles, and face jugs.

                 

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