Functional Ceramics Workshop – Operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen

Cary Hulin

Cary Hulin received a BFA from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. After working at Cornwall Bridge Pottery in Connecticut and Westerwald Pottery in Pennsylvania for several years, he established Holmes County Pottery in 1994. Working out of his studio in Big Prairie, Ohio, he uses local clay to throw functional forms that are enhanced with surface designs by wife Stephanie Hulin. The pots are then fired in a 400-cubic-foot wood kiln.

Stephanie Hulin

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Stephanie Hulin received a BS in dance performance from Kent State University and a master’s in dance from Hollins University. For nearly ten years, she led the Lexington Art League as executive director/curator and served on the dance faculty at the University of Kentucky. Since 2021, she has worked with Cary Hulin at Holmes County Pottery, experimenting with various techniques and slips to enhance the surfaces of their functional forms.

Catie Miller

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A full-time studio artist in Fargo, North Dakota, Catie Miller earned dual degrees in art education and ceramics from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She throws, handbuilds and uses slip molds to create functional pots, then makes transfers of her drawings and printed imagery to enhance the surfaces. Her work has been featured in Pottery Making Illustrated and Ceramics Monthly magazines, and has been shown in exhibitions across the country.

About Us

FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION

In 1977, Phyllis Blair Clark and the College of Wooster Art Department hosted the “Wooster Workshop,” with artists Ginny and Tom Marsh as demonstrators. A total of 35 students attended. That workshop—and the accompanying exhibition—expanded over the years thanks to Clark’s guidance, eventually becoming the highly regarded “Functional Ceramics Workshop.” In 1987, Clark moved the event to the newly renovated Wayne Center for the Arts. Over 200 artists attended that year. In 2012, she handed the reigns (and the whistle!) over to Ohio Designer Craftsmen. We are honored to continue the tradition of presenting outstanding workshops to a community of potters.

OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN AND THE OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM

Established in 1963, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, located in Columbus, Ohio, is a nonprofit organization that supports artists and the community through year-round programming. ODC organizes three fine craft fairs, as well as “Functional Ceramics Workshop,” and owns and operates the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, where we present exhibitions of fine craft and offer educational programming for all ages and skill levels. Ongoing funding for Ohio Designer Craftsmen is provided by the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation. For further information about the organization and its mission, click here.