Featured Members

The people who fill this place.

Every piece on this page was made by a member, on our shelves, in our kilns. Each of them has their own page: how clay found them, what they build, the disaster they still tell people about, and photographs of the work.

Member spotlights are brand new. Seven so far, and each one takes a photo session and a long list of questions, so they arrive slowly. More are being built right now, so there will be more here than there are today.

A potter hanging a clay spattered apron on the hook by the door at the end of a session, dried clay still on her arm and the studio behind her in evening light

Everyone featured so far.

Seven so far, and the newest sits first.

Gracie L smiling at The Clay Hole, arms on the table behind her crooked ceramic house and starry lava lamp Gracie L A therapist who has tried almost every creative hobby there is. Pottery is the one that stayed. Serious since 2012Makes Whatever she’s drawn to that day Crooked dark ceramic house by Gracie L in its own garden tray with a greenhouse and tiny pumpkins Ceramic seafood stand by Gracie L with a pink Ruth’s Seafood awning and two stools Ceramic portrait by Gracie L of her and her boyfriend in a scalloped yellow and striped blue frame See their page Scott at The Clay Hole holding a speckled white piece from the ceramic chess set he made Scott An environmental engineer who makes mini sculpture and useful things for the house. His best piece so far is a chess set. Serious since 2025Makes Mini sculpture, bowls, useful things Handmade ceramic chess set by Scott, speckled white pieces facing dark ones across a wooden board Small dark brown ceramic caricature by Scott, a deeply lined face above a robed figure Speckled ceramic hand by Scott rising out of a triangular dish See their page Kyle Christensen standing behind a table of his hand built pots at The Clay Hole Kyle Christensen Hand builds organic forms and coils big vessels. If he wanted something perfect, he says, he would buy it from HomeGoods. In clay since 2023Makes Coiled, organic, no two alike Coil built vase by Kyle Christensen, the coils left standing proud under a green and gold glaze Tall hand built bottle by Kyle Christensen with a blue and copper raku luster Wide bowl by Kyle Christensen with torn petal like edges and a bright green glaze inside See their page Laine McPherson resting her chin on her arms behind a long row of her miniature ceramics at The Clay Hole Laine McPherson Teaches here and makes here. Fairy houses with cats on the roof, and vases you could lose in your hand. In clay since 2020Teaches here InstructorMakes Detailed, whimsical, often tiny Fairy house with a green mushroom cap roof and a black cat curled on top, by Laine McPherson Round carved pot in teal and cream by Laine McPherson, sgraffito landscape cut through the surface A row of miniature ceramics by Laine McPherson, each one smaller than a thumb See their page Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop behind a table covered with their ceramics at The Clay Hole, each holding up a sculpted creature Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop He throws and builds the forms. She sculpts and glazes them. They sell the results as Higgledy Piggledy Art. In clay since 2026Makes Handbags, lamps, sculpted creatures Ceramic handbag by Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop with a braided handle and a painted koi Planter shaped like a tree stump by Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop, small creatures around its base Three small ceramic creatures by Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop, one clutching a peach See their page Ashlyn B behind a table of her pottery at The Clay Hole, with a ceramic fountain, a gingerbread man mug and a tall green planter Ashlyn B An aerospace engineer who found clay in 2026 and went straight at the hard stuff. In clay since 2026Makes Big, complicated builds Ceramic tabletop fountain by Ashlyn B, water running from a jade plant bowl through small red cups Tall green glazed planter by Ashlyn B with pockets on its sides, full of flowers Gingerbread man mug by Ashlyn B with a green scarf and a candy cane handle See their page Alexis behind a table of her ceramics at The Clay Hole, holding up a ring of ceramic orange slices Alexis Fifteen years passed between her first wheel class and her second. She builds things with stories in them now. In clay since 2025Makes Hand built pieces with stories in them Hobbit hole built in clay by Alexis, a round green door set into a hillside with pumpkins and a garden Ceramic vase by Alexis built to look like a birch log, with a heart and initials carved into the bark A ring of ceramic orange slices by Alexis, each slice carved and glazed bright orange See their page

More are in the works. As each one goes live it gets added here, newest first.

The work.

All of it came out of our kilns. Any piece here will take you to the person who made it.

Handmade ceramic chess set by Scott, speckled white pieces facing the dark set across the board Scott Crooked dark ceramic house by Gracie L in its own garden tray, a small greenhouse beside it Gracie L Fairy house with a green mushroom cap roof and a black cat on top Laine McPherson Table lamp standing on a hand painted ceramic animal Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop Coil built vase by Kyle Christensen under a mottled green and gold glaze Kyle Christensen Ceramic tabletop fountain with water running through small red cups Ashlyn B Ceramic seafood stand by Gracie L, a pink Ruth’s Seafood awning over a counter and two stools Gracie L Hobbit hole in clay with a round green door, pumpkins and a garden Alexis Sculpted teapot crusted with fruit and crystals, between two dark cups Laine McPherson Small dark brown ceramic caricature by Scott, a deeply lined face above a robed figure Scott Ceramic handbag with a braided handle and a painted koi Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop Raku vessel by Kyle Christensen with two openings and a bubbled iridescent surface Kyle Christensen Freeform ceramic vase by Gracie L, deep blue with green glaze running down from the rim Gracie L Vase built to look like a birch log, a heart and initials carved into the bark Alexis Tall green glazed planter with pockets on its sides, full of flowers Ashlyn B Round carved pot in teal and cream, sgraffito cut through the surface Laine McPherson Planter shaped like a tree stump with small creatures around its base Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop Scott’s whole ceramic chess set from a corner of the board, one white pawn off the edge Scott Tall hand built bottle by Kyle Christensen with a blue and copper raku luster Kyle Christensen Ceramic cottage by Gracie L with bark textured copper walls and a dark textured roof Gracie L Gingerbread man mug with a green scarf and a candy cane handle Ashlyn B A ring of ceramic orange slices, each one carved and glazed Alexis A row of miniature ceramics, each one smaller than a thumb Laine McPherson Matcha set glazed teal over gold, with bowls, cups and a whisk stand Nathan and Anastasiia Allsop Standing slab form by Kyle Christensen, deep blue over speckled white with a hole through it Kyle Christensen Speckled ceramic hand by Scott rising out of a triangular dish, cream with green flecks Scott Lidded ceramic baker with a speckled orange lid tipped against its base Ashlyn B Tall sculpted vase with a lustred copper and blue raku surface Laine McPherson

How somebody ends up here.

These are invitations. Nobody applies, and nobody pays for a spot.

1The studio asksSomebody on staff notices what keeps coming out of the kilns under one name, and asks that member whether they want a page.
2We photograph the workA session at the studio: the member, and whatever pieces they choose to bring in that day.
3They answer the questionsTen questions, answered in their own words. We fix a tangled sentence and nothing else. The page gets built around what they wrote.

Three things that all have to line up, which is why the number is seven and not fifty.

All of it came off our shelves.

The studio supplies the wheels, the slab rollers, the glazes and the firings. The members supply the ideas and the hours. What comes out of the kiln belongs to them, and so does whatever they sell it for.

One of the seven teaches here. The other six joined as members and worked it out on the shelves, and each of their pages says how long that took.

Become a member How membership works

Already a member and wondering how to end up on this page: there is nothing to fill in. The invitation comes from us.