I'm Bryan Webb. A father, rocket test engineer, potter, hiker, forager, amateur mycologist, and serial hobbyist.

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My pottery journey started in my cousin Joy's studio, nestled in an unused corner of the Builder's Supply of Smithville, TN. A few of us invaded her space a handful of times, just long enough to make a few pots, talk trash, and leave a big mess in our wake. I loved the whole process at the time but gave little serious thought to taking it any further than a fun fling. Fast forward 17 years (a marriage to an incredible woman, the birth of my two kids, four different jobs, and untold hobbies) to a lazy Thanksgiving weekend in 2023 at my in-law's house, where I hopped on my mother-in-law Rhonda's wheel and reignited a sleeping hunger to create with clay. That same afternoon, I bought a wheel on a Black Friday sale and haven't been able to stop spinning clay since.

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I've always been enamored by the outdoors, from backpacking all over North Carolina and Tennessee to foraging for mushrooms in the forests of Mt. Rainier. A love for all things that are green and grow permeates my life. At times I feel like I’d be more at home in Hobbiton than anywhere else. That love of trees, plants, and fungi seeps into everything I create, from painting to pottery. I make art that mimics nature in some form or fashion, but the high I'm always chasing is abstractly channeling the forest. I’d like to say I get into a flow state and voila something appears in my hands as if by magic, but that’s not really me. My creative process is a little slower. My designs and ideas develop the more time I spend with them. I like to think my creative process is more akin to a growing tree: slow and natural…at least for me. 

Thanks for listening!