Michael Ridder

I work as a potter in a home studio. Clay is the material that I am most drawn to in the creative process. Working with clay allows me to follow a daily rhythm that I find most rewarding. Creating a vessel over several days or weeks, from forming to glazing to firing, requires patience and a commitment to a process that is thousands of years old.

I focus on the present, so my work evolves and I hope to bring a freshness of intention to each piece I make. I strive to produce functional work that will allow me to share my feel for the material so that those who see and use my pots may share in the experience of creation.

My work is thrown on a potter’s wheel. It is fired to cone 6 in an oxidation atmosphere. The complete creation of the work from start to finish is accomplished by me alone.