Susan started her ceramics education at a community arts center in Akron, Ohio, progressing to classes at the University of Akron, and culminating in a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Pottery from The Ohio State University. Among the artists with whom she studied are Michael Chipperfield, John Glick, Ken Ferguson, and Richard Zakin.

Artistically inspired by the colors and textures of the Appalachian Mountains and its whitewater rivers, Susan follows her love of art in everyday life, designing and creating pieces to look and feel wonderful. She hopes that people with eat, drink and serve from her porcelain, finding delight not only in the visual and tactile beauty of the pieces she creates, but also in the connection to the artist/neighbor who makes them.

Rick studied at the Glen Echo Community Arts Center in Washington, D.C. He was so enthusiastic about clay that he started the ceramics program at his high school, The Field School, building the school’s first wheel and teaching his fellow students all he knew. His education continued during college at Georgia State University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Education.

Rick grew up in his parent’s Washington, D.C., home, surrounded by a collection of works by those who would become well-known in the ceramic arts, such as Otto and Vivika Heino, Ralph Bacerra and Henry Gernhardt. Viewing and handling these pieces of art instilled in him his strong sense of form, yet his color pallet is not of that period, but rather from his love of nature and his deep ties to the sea as a lifelong sailor. Rick’s hope is that, through the harmony and fluidity of his vessels, others will find beauty and pleasure in their use.