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. I taught at the University of Central Florida for years, and my work has earned Smithsonian recognition along the way — but mostly I just never stopped standing at the wheel. 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.