Harry Welsch and Kim Wellman

My wife took a pottery lesson. She got very good very quickly. Her work was piling up in the teacher’s studio and not getting fired. So, I made her a wheel and kiln before I knew how to make pots. She quit her job after 2 weeks!!! It looked interesting so I tried it. It got out of hand very quickly. We continued for 15 years without any formal training, selling our work at juried art fairs throughout Florida and the Midwest. Eventually, I went to graduate school and got an MFA.

Our work is a true collaboration, as one of us might start a piece and the other will finish trimming it. We both glaze all the work and watch over the kiln firings.

We feel a pot is a dynamic thing and should reflect the motion of the wheel or have movement in the glazes. We add bamboo, cane, rattan, reed and other elements to enhance the tactile experience. You do not know if a pot is right for you until you pick it up.

We hope you get as much pleasure in their use as we did in making them.