Katie started her pottery journey in 2020 with air dry clay on the coffee table, trying to make lots of presents for her clients (which would break almost immediately hehe). And then in 2023, after moving to Portland, OR, she took a class at a local studio looking to meet new people after moving to a new city. Pottery quickly became a hyperfixation that took the place of renovating her and her husband’s 107 year-old craftsman in Portland, OR.

Katie works primarily as a therapist in the field of mental health and after spending a day working with her brain, setting time aside to work with her hands and listen to the latest dopamine song is the way she winds down at the end of the day.