Archival Collection: COLL.26
Cynthia K. Homire Collection
Cynthia Homire enrolled at Black Mountain College in the early 1950s after hearing about it from
her teachers at Windsor Mountain School. Her desire to study with Josef Albers was unsuccessful
because he and Anni left the college in 1949. Cynthia was first introduced to pottery during the
1952 special session with Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Soetsu Yanagi and Marguerite
Wildenhain. In the years that followed, she continued her work in pottery with David Weinrib, Karen
Karnes and M.C. Richards, the latter of whom became her primary influence. After marrying BMC
painting student Jorge Fick in 1964 and moving to Santa Fe, Homire continued working with clay.
She opened a pottery there with Fick in the 1970s called The Fickery which continued for 11 years.
After a stint in Portland, Oregon, Cynthia returned to New Mexico and settled in Taos where she
lived for the rest of her life.
her teachers at Windsor Mountain School. Her desire to study with Josef Albers was unsuccessful
because he and Anni left the college in 1949. Cynthia was first introduced to pottery during the
1952 special session with Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Soetsu Yanagi and Marguerite
Wildenhain. In the years that followed, she continued her work in pottery with David Weinrib, Karen
Karnes and M.C. Richards, the latter of whom became her primary influence. After marrying BMC
painting student Jorge Fick in 1964 and moving to Santa Fe, Homire continued working with clay.
She opened a pottery there with Fick in the 1970s called The Fickery which continued for 11 years.
After a stint in Portland, Oregon, Cynthia returned to New Mexico and settled in Taos where she
lived for the rest of her life.
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