Background
Ford, Barbara Janet was born on July 12, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Charles Edward and Barbara Jane (White) Ford.
Ford, Barbara Janet was born on July 12, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Charles Edward and Barbara Jane (White) Ford.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967. Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1972.
Teacher Carnegie Institute Museum, Pittsburgh, 1967-1971, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 1971-1974. Free-lance artist, ceramic designer, 1974-1989. Owner Brush Valley Pottery Studio, Boalsburg, 2001—2010.
Principal, owner Brush Valley Studio, 2001—2010. Participant ceramic symposium with Toshiko Takeazu, Indiana University Pennsylvania, 1976. Demonstrator statewide pre-college honors program Bucknell University, 1977.
Member Associated Artists Pittsburgh (president 1971-1972, 80-82), Craftsmen's Guild Pittsburgh (president 1970-1972), Society Art in Crafts (charter member National Crafts showroom).
Married Howard Walton Cook, September 19, 1980.