Learning to use the wheel is challenging, but the rewards are great. There is nothing like eating or drinking out of a pot that you've created yourself.

Have you ever watched someone making a pot on the wheel and felt like it was just magical?

Have you been dreaming forever of making your own pots in a studio all your own?

Here is the story of why I started this website.

First, here is what you'll learn...

• How to throw pottery on the wheel
• The life of a ceramic pot from clay to greenware to bisque to glaze
• Painting clay pots with glaze
• Firing clay projects
• Setting up your own ceramics studio
• Functional projects from beginning to advanced
• Photos, videos and lessons to guide you.
• Tons of tips, tricks, and techniques.

The first time I tried making a pot it was a disaster. I was in the ninth grade. I tried every day for five straight days.

All I made were mud pies.

It was so frustrating. It seemed impossible. I had always been good at drawing and painting. I couldn't see why this would be any different.

The problem was that I had no one to show me how.

Out of frustration I quit. I didn't try again for four years.

I desperately needed a teacher.

Finally, while in college, I signed up for a beginning wheel throwing class. There, I found an awesome teacher.

Watching her throw pottery was magical.

HUGE POTS sprang out of raw clay in her hands. She made it look so easy. I was inspired.

Over the next several years she taught me to make more than mud pies.

I learned how to make everything, from mugs to vases and teapots.

Now I absolutely love making pots on the wheel.

The important thing I learned is that anyone can make pottery with the right teaching and techniques.

That includes YOU!

You don't need a college degree or expensive lessons.

You just need a teacher. Inspired by my first teacher, I started teaching my own students ten years ago.

Since then I have taught hundreds of people how to make ceramics.

Now, I'd like to teach YOU.

So, if you're ready to make your own handmade bowls, mugs, vases and more, let's begin.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy Potting.


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