Things have continued to be quite busy here at Mill Creek-  In Early August we started construction on the new 'train kiln.' - A design that has never been built before, as it is made of two catenary arches instead of the traditional boxy design  of most trains. We are hoping to finish it in September so we can fire it as soon as possible.

You will find new pots from our last firing below, as well as on my new Etsy site.

Bio-

I first started making pots in 2002 when I was in college in Burlington, Vermont. I took an intro. to wheel throwing class at the Burlington City Arts Clay Studio through my school,  Saint Michael's College, and in the tradition of fellow English majors everywhere, set off in pursuit of something outside my field of study.  I continued to work at BCA Clay as a studio assistant in the following years, and more recently have continued my clay education in such exotic locations as my mother's garage, the studio of a Maine potter named Mary Sweeney,  and The Penland School of Crafts, where I took a fall concentration with Tara Wilson.  While at Penland i had the pleasure of working with the dashing and charismatic Kenyon Hanson,  a former apprentice of Simon's, who helped lead me to my year here.  I'm excited to be at Mill Creek, and look forward to sharing my experience.

Plase contact me with any questions,

comments, or wise-cracks at-

strobel.ryan@gmail.com  or find me on facebook.

to buy pots, visit my Etsy site-

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ryanstrobel

If you got to this site by typing in the url, back-track a bit and check out Simon's site, www.woodfire.com