We are More Than a Studio
WHO WE ARE:
We create so that others can too!
C.POTTERY wants to inspire and empower people through creativity.
MISSION:
C.POTTERY is motivated to bring people together to create and uplift through pottery.
We are driven to create, socialize, heal, discover, and giveback.
VISION:
We hope to impact our community in a way that inspires people to be creative; and we strive for C.POTTERY to be a place where others discover their artistic expression
Meet the Team
CAMPBELLE WILLIAMS
Potter and Founder of C.POTTERY
MAYBELLE
Studio Dog
BIO:
I was born and raised in northern Indiana and moved to Knoxville Tennessee after graduating from Taylor University with a bachelor’s degree in Pre-art Therapy. I have been teaching adult and youth classes since 2021 and have worked with Berean Christian School, Koinonia Foundation, Snite Museum of Art, Upland Nursing Home, the UT Foundation, Knoxville Arts Center, and Mighty Mud. I enjoy spending my days in the ceramic studio either creating alongside other artists or teaching. However, when I am not in the studio you can find me at home gardening or watching a movie on the couch with my dog.
BIO:
Maybelle loves spending her days curled up on the couch, running with fur friends at the dog park, and going for car rides. She likes to spend her time in the studio either laying next to the pottery wheels or taking watch in the closest window/door. Our happy pup is never without a bandana and greets everyone with a wagging tail and a toy in her mouth.
Artist Statement
There is healing and growth that comes from going through a process; that can be the process of life or the creative process. What if you could just go from point A to point B in your life? If you did just that, then you would not be the person you need to be at point B. I believe the beauty is in the journey, not the destination. There is healing in the art process because it forces a connection between the mind and the body. Art has the ability to access the unconscious mind, uncovering new insights. There is an increase in self-awareness, reflection, and empowerment. I would argue that pottery’s greatest power is in the way each step within the process has an association with the human body. Even how we label parts of a ceramic piece align with human anatomy: There is the mouth, neck, shoulder, belly, and foot. As you work with the clay and identify the shape you are creating you see the clay figure take form. In many ways, this is the step in the creative process that begs for self-reflection in the work. But the process doesn’t stop there. With closer attention, a shape begins to make a presence and there will be mistakes, but ones that only contribute to the better of the new form. The accomplishment of the final form needed every mistake and intentional interactions to be what it is. The process is not always single directed. Sometimes it is two steps forward, one step backward. There you have it, the final form, but even then, the process is not done. The process is always in progress as long as the piece is interacting with those in its environment.
The final product is not what begs for self-reflection, the process does. The process of life. Made from dust, to a broken, sinful human, to a saved child, to one that is always developing according to their environment. We are continually taking shape. The process continues until death.
So, proceed to process.
-Campbelle M. Williams