Emma Konrad is a B.F.A. graduate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design where she majored in Drawing and Painting and Minored in Teaching Artistry. Emma has been teaching ceramics for 2 years, working with both adults and children in the metropolitan community. While Emma’s work can be functional, she is also interested in the nonfunctional where she incorporates her background in oil painting with ceramic substrates.

Ernest Miller earned a B.A. in Three-Dimensional Studio Art from Eastern Illinois University, Carleston, IL. A ceramicist and sculptor, he has extensive experience teaching adults and children in Minnesota and Illinois. An exhibitor and award winner in many juried shows, his work is widely collected.

Francis studied ceramics at the University of Minnesota where he graduated with BAs in studio art and global studies. His ceramics pull inspiration from minimalist tendencies in creating functionality for everyday use. He currently works out of his studio in the Holland Arts building located in NE Minneapolis after founding Sandwich Ceramic in 2017. Francis also teaches at The Workshop in South Minneapolis and is a sales representative for Continental Clay.

Jamie Parrish is a ceramic artist based in the Twin Cities. In 1995, she fell in love with wheel throwing after her first high school pottery class. Life pulled her in another direction, but she never forgot the feeling of being connected to the earth through clay. In 2016 her hiatus ended with the first of many community education classes. Jamie graduated from the MN Nice Program, an advanced certificate program at the Northern Clay Center in the fall of 2019.

Molly Uravitch received her MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and BFA from College for Creative Studies Center for Art and Design in Detroit. She currently is a Professor at the University Wisconsin Stout.

Ralph Nuara began making pottery while attending Rhode Island School of Design where he received a BFA in Textiles in 2003. He continued his pottery practice while working in NYC as a designer and buyer in the textiles and home furnishings industry. After three years of designing full time he decided to dedicate more time to hands-on making in the studio. Before relocating to Minneapolis in 2008 he has moved about studying and making pottery at studios in RI, NY, and IL. He is continually exploring the relationships between function, form, and surface to keep his pieces fresh and his time in the studio challenging. He draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources ranging from traditional Japanese folk pottery and textiles to Abstract Expressionist painting. He makes pieces with the intention that they be used regularly and strongly feels that a broken pot has fulfilled its role better than one which has never been used.