

Jacqueline Wei is a Los Angeles–based architect and part time ceramicist. Jacqueline established Wei.ware in 2018 as an extension of her architectural voice. Influenced by brutalism, Jacqueline's ceramic work explores structure and sensory experience through intentional studies of form, scale, and texture, translating architectural ideas into tactile objects. https://ThePottersCast.com/1240

Karyn Gabriel is a San Francisco Bay Area artist with a BFA from the University of Michigan and post-baccalaureate studies in ceramics at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Grounded in pattern as a visual language, Karyn's sculptures are inspired by structural references from architecture to textile construction. Pared down, elemental forms expose a slightly brutal beauty while emphasizing the interplay between surface and structure. https://ThePottersCast.com/1239

Bethany Yorgason is a ceramic and resin artist inspired by the natural world. With over a decade of experience in pottery and about 5 years with resin, Beth found it so profoundly interesting and amazing to preserve nature through incorporating real flowers, insects, and organic textures into her work. Beth loves creating pieces that are slightly unsettling, but in a way that you can't help but see the beauty in it —each one completely unique. https://ThePottersCast.com/1238

Michelle "Meesh" Ramadan is a potter chasing joy, color, and expressive play in clay. After recently moving from her home studio in Melrose, MA to Montpellier, France, Michelle is navigating the adventure of rebuilding her ceramics practice and letting curiosity lead the way. Michelle loves teaching, throwing big bowls, tiny vases, and sculpting whimsical pinch-pot sculptures. https://ThePottersCast.com/1237

Shelby Trahan is the owner of Jacques' Pottery Shop in her hometown of Welsh, Louisiana. Shelby graduated from McNeese State University in 2018 with a Bachelor's in Art and opened her studio the following July. Shelby creates mostly functional dinnerware pieces. Shelby is passionate about using her studio to bring clay to others. https://ThePottersCast.com/1236

Rob and Debbie Rivett are a collaboration between thrower and artist making contemporary wheel thrown porcelain slipware. Rob enjoys the challenges that throwing with porcelain present and seeks to emphasize the characteristics of the clay by creating sleek, flowing forms which become a canvas for Debbie to paint on. Debbie brings her love of walking and appreciation of often overlooked areas of grass land to life in her lively landscape paintings. Using a combination of brushwork and Sgraffito, Debbie's experiments with slip see her using it in a unique and painterly way which captures the swaying grasses of the field margins in England. https://ThePottersCast.com/1235

Carter Pasma is a potter and educator currently working as the studio manager at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Carter earned his BFA in ceramics from the University of Wisconsin–Stout, and his MFA in ceramics from Utah State University. Carters's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, in 2022 he was recognized as one of Ceramics Monthly's Emerging Artists of the Year. Carter's ceramics practice and educational insights have been featured in multiple issues of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, where he was recently highlighted on the cover. https://ThePottersCast.com/1233

Elisa Dalle Molle began pottery during a challenging time, finding calm and connection through clay. After moving to Ireland in 2020, Elisa launched a sea-inspired ceramics business. Though now working full-time, Elisa continues creating and teaching pottery as a self regulating practice, sharing its therapeutic power with others through mindful, creative classes. https://ThePottersCast.com/1232

Richard Wright has made pots for 30 years. Living in Lenoir North Carolina, Richard is a full time potter. Previously a Physical Therapist, Richard continues to use his hands but in a more craft centered way. Richard's work is considered Catawba Valley traditional pottery, where the potters use native clay with an attention to form. Richard lives with his wife of 29 yrs, has 3 children, and lives in a home from the 1800s. https://ThePottersCast.com/1231

Chloe Abla Baigent is a self-taught ceramicist based in Tasmania, Australia. Combining her horticultural career with her creativity in clay, she designs and builds unique homewares including hand basins, tiled furniture, decorative wall art, and garden sculptures — all inspired by the natural world and a commitment to sustainable living. https://ThePottersCast.com/1230