Clay Has a Memory | The Past Never Stays in the Past

As a potter, Ryan Pederson had been perfecting his work for decades, beginning with an initial curiosity in high school and then as a professional artisan. Never satisfied with simply repeating his prior success or making the next marketable piece, he voraciously learned and honed his craft.

But then he met a challenge he couldn't overcome. Even though he sensed there was still untapped potential in both his talent and technique, his work was falling apart. His failures led him on a much deeper journey, one that led him back to painful memories that lay dormant. Along the way he discovered a newfound alignment between the work of his hands and that of his heart.