Pottery for Independent Explorers (ocEAn)
If you're an Independent Explorer—high in Extraversion and Openness, with a low need for control and high emotional depth—you’re curious, expressive, and driven by inner truth. Our Draper, Utah pottery studio gives you freedom to create on your own terms. (High Openness, Low Conscientiousness, High Extraversion, Low Agreeableness, High Neuroticism)
ocEAn types like you live outside the box. You want to discover, question, and reinvent the rules of creativity. Pottery offers the perfect medium: flexible, hands-on, and endlessly changeable. Whether you're sculpting wild shapes, throwing off-center forms, or just experimenting, you’ll find clay meets you where you are—and gives you the space to explore even further.
At The Clay Hole, we’ve created a studio that honors autonomy. Our weekly membership model gives you access to instruction when you want it, freedom when you need it, and endless supplies to support your next wild idea.
Why Independent Explorers love pottery
- You crave independence—our space lets you create on your terms, without micromanagement.
- You love creative freedom—pottery is flexible, forgiving, and full of possibilities.
- You want to express emotions—clay gives form to feelings that words can’t touch.
- You resist rigidity—we support curiosity, experimentation, and your natural pace.
Located in Draper, Utah, our 10,000 sq. ft. studio includes eight types of clay, thousands of pottery tools, giant slab rollers, and the world’s largest public glaze wall—featuring 500+ glazes and 100+ underglazes. You’ll never run out of things to explore.
You’ll also find people who appreciate uniqueness, passion, and emotional depth. This isn’t a factory class—it’s a community for real humans creating real art. We celebrate differences. We support creative risk. And we’re always down to try something new.
"I bounce between ideas, and I never stick to rules. This is the first place I’ve felt totally free to just create." — Studio Member
How to begin as an Independent Explorer
We’ll never box you in. Start where you are. Build your rhythm. Our membership guide gives you all the info you need to choose the right pace and format for your energy.
You may also enjoy our pages on creative strengths and emotional healing through clay.
Conclusion
Independent Explorers don’t need a map—they just need space to roam. At The Clay Hole, your journey is yours to define. Clay is just the beginning. We’re here for wherever it leads.
Explore Membership OptionsFAQs
Do I have to follow a specific curriculum?
No. We offer guidance when you want it, but you're free to work at your own pace and explore your own ideas.
Can I come in with no pottery experience?
Absolutely. Most of our members start with no experience, and we help you figure it out as you go.
Where can I take the Big Five personality test?
Visit Truity’s free Big Five test to explore your traits.
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Written by Dan Pearce, studio owner and longtime pottery educator.