Grace started learning and working with clay in 2021 to explore a new outlet of creative expression. Through her teaching and at the heart of her work is a commitment to building a supportive community in ceramics.

@madefor.ware

Bea Cortez is a Brazilian artist focused on the creative process. She enjoys the relationship between the material and the artist to embody the process resulting in abstract forms. She's mostly inspired by bold, yet gentle, asymmetric forms that are shaped after her embodiment process.

Bea fell in love with Ceramics since 2019 and loves making cups and bowls for friends and family.

@abeacortez

Mika is a ceramicist, illustrator, lover of rocks, and all-around-maker-of-things based on stolen lands in Vancouver, bc.

Mika’s work explores magical realism and the natural world as well as humour, grief, and joy in queer experience. Passionate about the science behind ceramic material, her work often plays with clays and pigments found during wanders in the woods.

Mika has been teaching ceramics for six years and practicing for seven. She is also the glaze technician at Vancouver Ceramics.

@mika.making

Zoe Bradburn started her pottery journey in September 2021 as an art instructor for kids and adults. Though new to ceramics she has been involved in the love of teaching since 2011 through her career as a Taekwondo instructor. As an avid artist there are few mediums shes left untouched, but mainly the focus is on oil painting, watercolours, mixed media collage and, of course, pottery.

Life outside the studio is spent snuggling cats, reading books or coercing friends to go to the beach.

@dreamt.delusion

Rachel Wong is trained in pottery and ceramic design. The core of her practice explores self-growth and the liminal space between emotional and bodily consciousness. Her developing work brings the Buddhist discipline of spiritual awareness in conversation with clay and encourages the mindset of moving into the place of knowing oneself. Her current forms embody the spirit alike bamboo plants to acknowledge principles of unwavering growth and resilience.

She lives in Vancouver, BC where she teaches pottery classes and workshops at local studios. Her passion for teaching extends to facilitating space for creative experimentation for all ages.

She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a focus in Ceramics.

Ji is a part-time potter at Vancouver Ceramics Studio and a full-time work+graduate student. She started pottery through a 6-week workshop at the studio. She discovered her passion for pottery since then. Ji has been dedicated to learning and enjoying various pottery shapes and techniques. She is an on-call studio work support and intro workshop instructor.

Julia started her pottery journey in 2019 on a small farm in Belgium. She continued with ceramics by completing a degree and has been with Vancouver Ceramics since 2022. She enjoys sharing her experience through teaching and is always keen on discussing ceramics culture and techniques wit other pottery enthusiasts.

@yceramics_studio

Jenny started playing with clay in early 2023. She loves working on the wheel and occasionally makes her own glazes. In her day job, she's a UX Manager working in Tech.

@hufflepotts

Russell is a full-time potter from Vancouver, Canada. He produces functional wheel-thrown work in his backyard studio in East Van, and teaches at community studios around the city. Russell took his first pottery class in 2019 and considers himself an 'early career' artist -- he looks forward to many more years of learning and developing with clay. When he's not potting, Russell enjoys cycling, climbing and camping with his wife and dog.

@russell.james.ceramics

Angela Ward is an artist who works with clay, both manufactured and gathered locally. Her background is in early childhood education and is completing her masters degree at UBC. Having grown up in East Vancouver and now residing in Richmond she is deeply interested in stories of place and the more than human. Angela is continually finding ways to in bed these ideas in her work.

@angelawardart

Keina is an instructor/studio technician committed to ensuring her students have an enjoyable and relaxing time. With over 2 years of experience, she loves introducing students to the basics of pottery in a fun and stress-free environment. Her goal is to create a space where you can unwind, get your hands dirty and discover the joys of working with clay.