John Masello is an interdisciplinary artist who makes sculptures and collages with plastic, ceramic, and fabric. John joined the 24hr Pottery team heading our adult education program in early 2021, and has been teaching clay classes since 2016. John is excited to help lead the Green Lake and Capitol Hill studios through high-quality ceramic instruction and technical mastery.

Jess Burlage holds a BFA in Animation and spent the past decade as a gaming industry illustrator before falling in love with ceramics in 2020. What began as a hobby quickly became her passion, leading her to embrace pottery full-time. Jess discovered that she thrives in the collaborative environment of community studios, rather than creating art in front of a computer screen. She has completed a ceramic career residency, worked as a studio tech, sold her work at local craft fairs, and taught ceramics for the past year. Jess values patience, adaptability, and embracing diverse approaches in her teaching, finding immense joy in inspiring her students. Outside the studio, Jess enjoys exploring the PNW through hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and foraging.

Emily discovered pottery in 2020 as a way to cope with the grief of losing her brother, Zach. What started as a therapeutic outlet quickly became a powerful tool for healing and connecting with others on their own mental health journeys. Emily hopes others can find the same sense of peace and purpose through clay that she has experienced. Pottery continues to be a source of comfort and a special way to feel connected to her brother. Outside of the studio, Emily loves spending time with her two senior pups, Marley and Finn, and exploring the beauty Washington has to offer

Meg began her pottery journey at 12 years old in a community studio built onto a home in Blossom Hill, CA. As other interests or hobbies came and went, working with clay was the only constant practice. 22+ years later, Meg is a Project Manager by day and is honored to be in Washington's incredible art community. When not playing in mud, Meg enjoys singing Lady Gaga loudly, becoming a Harry Potter loremaster, and playing with her boxer border-collie pup named Deja.

Mahaylah has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Her love of learning new ways to express herself and creating is apart of who she is. She uses many mediums to create but clay is by far the favorite. taking ceramic classes in high school and college she soon became hooked. From there she built a little studio in her parents garage. After moving to Seattle she had to figure out how to get her hands on clay again. Thus leading her to 24hr Pottery!

Selah Teeny is a Washington born and raised ceramic artist focusing on functional stoneware pieces that attract warmth and comfort in a busy world. Taking inspiration from the forgotten moments of life, Selah brings one back to the quiet place. By using natural shapes, colors, and organic matter, she uses her pottery practice as a token of gratitude to the Earth. Outside of 24hr Pottery you can find Selah volunteering at Kirkland Arts Center as a work/study participant and spending time with her family, dog, and plants!

Bryn McMillin (Muddy Crow) is a ceramic artist and instructor based in Seattle WA. She has been working with clay since 2018, and is delighted to teach others the joy of ceramics. With thoughtful (and slow) lessons, Bryn guides her students through the learning process, emphasizing intuition, play, and proprioception. Rooted in ritual, Bryn’s personal work loves to be touched. Check out her website (muddy-crow.com) or instagram (muddy.crow) to see her work.

Judith Yeo began her ceramic journey in 2023 and she instantly felt drawn to the hands-on nature of the medium and the physicality of finished work. She has since exhibited her ceramics regionally and in statewide curated exhibitions. In 2025, she was awarded with the Washington State Artist Trust Grant and The Color Network Microgrant. She is a past resident at The Clay Corner in Seattle, WA, Chehalem Cultural Center in Newburg, Oregon, and A.I.R. Vallauris in Vallauris, France.

Morgan Nixon is a multi-medium artist with a love for mentoring. Her journey with ceramics began in high school. She often came in early, stayed late, and skipped class to work on her sculptures, which would eventually earn first-place awards in statewide ceramics competitions. After starting her animation career in Seattle, she found a second passion in mentorship, guiding aspiring animators and celebrating their growth. These dual loves, ceramics and teaching, sparked a dream to become a ceramics instructor. Beyond clay and animation, she enjoys knitting, sewing, painting, figure drawing, printmaking, silversmithing and exploring new art classes to grow her skills and teaching style. Now, she’s excited to blend her passions and give back to the creative community that has shaped her path.

Clay Sherman, Our resident art expert and overseer of all the creativity happening each day in the studio. Clay takes his job very seriously and loves supporting students through their creative endeavors with frequent snuggles, comedic brain breaks, and puppy kisses. When Clay is not in studio, he enjoys chasing a ball, taking long upside down naps, and playing with his little sisters.

Evan was born and raised in the great northwest, and had a childhood unencumbered by technology where together with his friends and younger brother had youthful days full of trees to climb, forts to build, and imaginary battles to wage through the forests near his home. Evan spent much of his career in the hospitality industry where he worked in operations for a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington many of which are locations that were rehabilitated historical properties; with at least nine of the buildings being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, instilling in Evan a love of all things quirky and weird. Evan joined the 24hr Pottery team in the spring of 2023 and when not present in the studios can be found enjoying the Northwest with friends, unwinding with a video game, immersing himself in a new book, or taking long walks on one of Washington’s many beaches.

We are so excited to bring our love of pottery and artist collaboration to the Seattle area. We are a husband and wife team, opening our first community studio in Redmond, Wa in 2017 - finally marrying Chelsea’s two biggest passions - education and ceramics, Redmond Art Works was born. In 2020 we opened the first Eastside Pottery, built solely to help adults carve time out for themselves with 24hr access, Introduction and specialty workshops to continue fostering each potters creativity and interests. Chelsea found pottery in high school and immediately realized it would be something she needed permanently in her life and wanted to share with others. She attended University of Montana studying Ceramics and Elementary Education. As we’ve grown, Jon has jumped in full heartedly providing all the things Chelsea’s artistic brain lacks. Jon heads business logistics for all our 24hr pottery locations and keeps the studio running with the help of our incredible teaching & leadership team. Jon and Chelsea now spend most their days supporting entrepreneurs throughout North America in opening their own studio or streamlining their current operations to create an even better experience for each community. When they aren't in studio, they are busy chasing their daughters- Avery (5), Riley(5), Ari (1), and their troublemaker Bernese Mtn Dog, Clay. ‍