Hi, I’m Rae!
I’m the artist and teacher behind Humid Earth Ceramic Studio LLC. It was a high school art class that first sparked my interest in clay. I continued practicing during college and post-graduation at community art studios in Kansas, my home state. In search of warmer weather and a change of scenery I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 where I built my ceramic studio at home.
My background is in education. I taught elementary and ESL. Little by little I began combining my experience as an educator and my experience as an artist.
I currently teach ceramic classes and private lessons in community studios as well as facilitate free community pop-ups classes throughout the Charlotte area with the Arts & Science Council’s Culture Blocks programs. Additionally, I sell my work at local artisan markets and pop-up events on the weekends. You can find me at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.
I pull inspiration from nature- themes of spirals, movement in water, bending of roots and branches. Gradient in sky scapes, negative space in the tree canopy, and the moon and all her stages inspire my work. The integrity of clay is central in my simple designs, often leaving exposed sections of clay so the texture of glazed to unglazed tells a story of the clay’s origin to the earth. Each piece is a meditation and a constant reminder to slow down. It brings me joy to share my pieces with the world, knowing that the functionality and durability of ceramics creates an opportunity for my pieces to become rhythms in people’s everyday lives.
