StephenJepson

Six decades of clay, and I'm just getting warmed up.

I've spent my life making things with my hands — throwing pots, building kilns, mixing glazes, and chasing the small miracles that happen when earth, fire and patience meet. Pottery taught me to be present, to fail cheerfully, and to keep my hands and my curiosity busy.

Somewhere along the way I noticed something: the same playfulness that makes a good potter also keeps a person young. So I kept adding to the repertoire — juggling, the unicycle, tightrope, balance work, all the beautiful awkward practice of learning new movement well into my eighties.

Now I teach both. If you want to make pottery, I'll show you everything I know. And if you want to stay vital — sharp, balanced, delighted — I'll show you how to never leave the playground. That's the whole idea, really.