co-founder

Casey Giakas

I never know what to write in these things. It’s like I am supposed to figure out a clever way to explain how and why I make something so I can share it with you in a well worded non-boring paragraph that creates an impactful experience between me, you and my pots. Thats a tall order I think. Can’t I just make pots because I like to? People say to speak your truth and the rest will fall into place… Ok, well, here it goes, I learned a skill in undergrad that will probably serve me for the rest of my life. I traveled around to a bunch of places for fun and for pottery, I’ve worked in studios just for the experience or next to nothing to gain a bit of knowledge and insight. There have been times in my life where have worked three jobs just to be able to try to make a living as a potter. I’ve eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and slept in my car so I could afford to go to workshops. I’ve literally bled into my pots. I spend countless hours I should be sleeping building pots in my head or looking at textiles and wallpaper for design inspiration. Simply put I make pots because it’s what I do. I draw inspiration from the world around me, I think about shapes and function and style. When I’m cooking or eating I imagine what kind of vessel I can make to enhance the experience. What I mean when I say this skill will probably serve me for the rest of my life its because I couldn’t imagine not doing it, its my dharma. I think people are looking for, a way they can find peace and meditate, well this is it, pottery is my meditative way I get to express myself and recenter. My pots are truly a labor of love and an extension of me.