Hi, my name is Isa!

I spent my earliest adult years learning how engineering can improve medicine. My biomedical engineering undergrad was highly technical and computer based. As I entered the final stretch of my degree late in 2022, I itched for a creative outlet. I knew I needed something that would take me away from screens, get my hands dirty, and challenge my perfectionism.

I enrolled in a month-long pottery course at a local Salt Lake City studio and quickly fell in love. In true beginner fashion, I started making soooooooo many mugs. I’ve loved watching my pottery style transform over the years. I’ve already set a trend for myself this year - I’m throwing bigger than I have before. I can’t seem to stop myself from turning serving bowls into big colanders!

I left engineering years ago, and now spend my summers as a park ranger. No matter the season (of year, or life), I cram in as much time at the pottery studio as I can. After all, few things have brought me such challenge, growth, and fulfillment like pottery.

I dream, someday, of having a throwing wheel in my backyard, and a kiln in the garage. Maybe I’ll even be able to make pottery my full-time winter season job! I’m looking forward to what the future holds.