Georgie Kajer and Laura Hull, in association with the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge (CCLCF), have produced a documentary film about teacher, artist and ceramist mentor Helen Jean Taylor. Now 93, Taylor founded CCLCF’s ceramics studio in 1966 and taught there for over 50 years. A film that began as a labor of love has become a poignant and insightful 60-minute documentary called “Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story” that will be aired next week as part of the PBS series ARTBOUND.

The film is directed by Don Hahn, a retired Walt Disney animation producer. Hahn produced some of the most celebrated animation films in history including “The Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

“Jean’s story represents a type of artistic heroism that I’m attracted to as a film maker and is important to spotlight in contemporary culture, which often overlooks the quiet wisdom of mature master artisans,” said Hahn. “Jean is a role model for those of us seeking to live life in the arts. I hope this film will be a way to share her wisdom as it applies not only to her craft of ceramics but to all the arts, and all of life, for that matter.”

The goal of “Life Centered” is to capture how Taylor embodies and shares her joy. Featuring Taylor’s own words and life history, this film is a story about overcoming adversity and the healing force of art. “Life Centered” is also a story about building community and a testament to Taylor’s vision to build a volunteer-propelled ceramics community at CCLCF.

Despite limited resources, Taylor transformed CCLCF’s three-student program in 1966 into the thriving multi-level ceramics studio it is today ­– with 22 weekly classes – accomplished while raising two children as a single mother and pursuing her own artistic endeavors as a potter.

Her story “Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story” will be broadcast on Friday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. on PBS Socal and Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m. on Link TV.