Potter, educator and businesswoman Sharon Twomey worked at Southern Regional High School for 30 years – first as an art teacher, then as an English teacher and finally as a guidance counselor – while simultaneously owning Song of the Sea gift shops in Ship Bottom and in Beach Haven’s Bay Village. Her shops specialized in handmade pottery and jewelry, including her own.

SEA BLUES: Platters, vases and sweet little dishes represent the functional, decorative style for which Sharon Twomey is known. (Supplied Photos)

Twomey has been creating pottery for 45 years. Her work is both functional and decorative, recognizable by its textures, nautical and nature themes, and blue hues for days.