Meet Meg

(she/her)

The Short Story...

I was in NJ one spring, doing a super rad course in tracking and people kept asking me: 'What do you do?'. Now I know this is a means by which we all get to know each other but when you are in between jobs (or life PATHS!), it’s very complicated to answer this seemingly easy question. HOWEVER, one day a soon-to-be-friend turned to me at lunch and asked me just that...before I knew what was coming - I blurted out: 'I'm a potter!'. The funny thing was that...at this point in time, circa 2011, I was not yet a potter...I was actually only a student and even that had only been for a little over a year. And yet, as soon as I arrived back on Northwestern Ontario soil, I jumped in…FACE first!!! ha.

2010, when the Big Lake had frozen with 4 ft of clear ice…the start of it all <3

Thanks to my first and best dog, the sweetest man in the world and the absolute coolest kids ever… here we are, years later and still doing what we love!

WOW! Check this video out from 2016…a lot of time has passed and SO much has happened. Thankyou for your support <3

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dog-paw-pottery-a-studio-creating-from-centre#/ Hi, I'm Meg! I'm a ceramic artist and educator based in Thunder Bay, Ontario and I follow my heart in all that I do. For years, I worked hard as an Outdoor Educator and it's felt effortless to apply those specialized skills to my passion for ceramic arts. As a self-taught artist, I'm also lucky to have been mentored by an amazing local potter who is now a dear friend. Over the years, I've created studio space in two commercial locations, but leasing has never been an ideal option for many reasons. Because of this I converted a tiny room in my basement into a semi-functional workspace. However, orders to fill and a growing wait list of students means I can no longer meet the demand to both teach and produce in my current space. So... I'm building a new studio in my own backyard! This will happen one way or another BUT I would LOVE to have your help on this journey!