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First Name

Samantha

Last Name

Platt

Nickname

SPlatt

My Ceramics

In the studio I like to do

Throwing on the Wheel

Clay body

Stoneware

Kiln Type

Electric Kiln

About Me

Introduction

My name is Samantha and I have loved ceramics since High School! I took ceramics all four years of High School as an elective and got fairly good at the wheel before graduation. I took a 13-year break, and now I’m back at going to a local ceramic studio on the weekends to sharpen my throwing skills and get back into pottery again. I have a full-time job as a corporate trainer, but I would love for pottery to eventually be a side business that I work on in my spare time (more because I just love making things and I don’t have the room to keep them all!)

 

What I Love about Ceramics

I love how I can get lost in the clay. How I can take something so raw, and manipulate it to become something beautiful. You can always keep improving with ceramics, and that is exactly what I am trying to do.

How I started with ceramics

I started with ceramics in high school by taking it as an elective and fell in love with it!

What inspires me

Simple forms with complex glazes. I love looking at social media accounts and getting inspired to make something with my own twist!

What I'm working on at the moment

Bowls, mugs, and planters mostly. All done on the wheel. I am trying to hone in some different shape skills to hopefully one day create an amazing level of consistency.