Introduction

Welcome to Peter Paul Pottery! This website has been a long time coming and I’m thrilled you’ve stopped by. Please visit my ‘Work’ page to check out my gallery and ‘Shop’ page to view what is available on Etsy. Here’s a little about me:

I am a Minnesotan born and raised.  I grew up in Little Canada and attended Roseville Area High School.  In my freshman year I took my first ceramics class and fell in love with clay.  Making pots came naturally to me and I loved the challenge of getting what was in my head out onto the table.  It was a great creative outlet for my young self.  

Following high school I attended Bethel University.  I started as a Biblical and Theological Studies major and intended on becoming a pastor.  After a falling out with organized religion I dropped that major and, with little idea of what to do next, switched to the Fine Arts program with an emphasis on ceramic art. While I had no idea what would come next for myself, I did know I wanted to keep making pots.

After graduating with my BFA, I got my first job working at Deneen Pottery as a Glaze Technician.  This was a huge learning experience. Working in a production setting was completely new to me and showed me a perspective on making pots that I would not have gotten anywhere else. The hardest lesson for me to learn was that it would be very difficult for me to be a potter on my own while also working and making pots for someone else. 

I am currently fresh off a residency with Guillermo Cuellar through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. I am so grateful for the grant that has allowed me to work as a potter full time for the past year(ish).  I currently live in Saint Paul with my wife, two cats and dog. Over the next week I will share more about my work, studio and thoughts on pots.  I would love to hear from you and how you came to clay as well!  Thanks for following along!