Julie Hinkle

OBITUARYBRBRLAGRONE FUNERAL CHAPELBRFEBRUARY 16, 2009

ROSWELL DAILY RECORDBRBRBRHINKLE, JULIE ANN SCHAFFER -- Funeral services for Julie Ann Schaffer Hinkle, 76, who died February 13, 2009 in Roswell, following a long and lingering illness will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church, February 24, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.

A native of Kirkwood, Missouri, Ms. Hinkle was born August 31, 1932. Her father was a well-known civil engineer in the St. Louis area and her mother was a concert pianist. Upon graduation from Kirkwood High School she matriculated at the University of Missouri where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She received a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Social Studies in 1955. She and Rolla Hinkle II dated at the University where he was majoring in Agricultural Economics and he convinced her to come to Roswell. She and a good friend came to Roswell late in the summer of 1955 and Julie commenced teaching history at South Junior High School. The Hinkles were married Dec 26, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah in the home of Rollas sister and brother-in-law.BRBRRolla was a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and University of Missouri. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the young married couple was stationed in Weisbaden, Germany from 1956 to 1958.

When they returned to Roswell, they moved on to the family CA Bar Ranch in Socorro County where they lived for seven years and she helped her husband plan and improve the ranch.

During that Period her two sons were born, Rolla III in 1959 and Madison Mulkey Hinkle in 1963. The Hinkles moved to Roswell in 1965 so that the boys could go to school here.

Julie who harbored a remarkable talent of hand eye coordination began to create felt pillows and animals for her friends. Her talent carried over to the tennis courts of Roswell and to the Roswell Country Club golf course where she became a keen competitor. But it was not until 1977 that her talent for miniature pottery took off. Julie had been working on regular clay pots at the Roswell Museum and Art Center under Francie Bergner and Aria Finch. She had discovered her old doll house furniture on a trip back to St. Louis and became intrigued with miniature pottery. Returning to Roswell she devised her own way to throw miniature clay objectsflowers, vases, bowls and all sorts of potsand her little company, POCO POTS became a reality. Over the next 25 years Julie Hinkle became well-known throughout the miniature world as she attended shows, gave demonstrations, and sold her products internationally. She frequently won honorsfirst place in the functional ceramic
ision of the big Weems Art fest of Albuquerque, a juried show, one of her best, plus numerous craft magazine covers and interviews. She also was a recognized authority on clays and glazes.
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