HILLSBORO, Mo. — Jefferson County resident Jerry Williams, 65, describes himself as an “injured soul.”
He said he turned to art to heal from a traumatic childhood accident that resulted in his younger brother’s death.
Williams said he was 12 years old when he was riding in a truck driven by his uncle and his 9-year-old brother, John Carl Williams, jumped onto the truck’s running board to give his older brother a piece of candy. The boy slipped, went under the truck’s wheels and died.
“I have blamed myself my whole life,” Williams said. “All of my art comes from my brother.”
Williams started as a painter, but for the past 20 years, he has focused on ceramics after taking a class at Jefferson College. His ceramics range from small pinch pots to serving platters to large vases. He often paints intricate images on the pieces, and each piece has a carving on the bottom.
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