Who We Are
Clay Studio in McKinney, Texas
Glaze is an artist run ceramic studio and art center focusing on the education and promotion of the ceramic arts in Texas. Our mission is to create a local community around the ceramic arts and curate international ceramic artists as an educational resource for the arts community in McKinney and surrounding areas.
Through educational classes, workshops, lecture series and artist in residence programs, Glaze seeks to create a thriving arts community and environment for all skill levels in the ceramic arts.
Adam and Angie Knoche- Owners
We started Glaze with the idea of building community around the ceramic arts. Our vision is to cultivate and educate the local community with exceptional educators and professional facilities.
We are both educators and have always had a desire to create a space that brings people together in our community. We want to be a place where you can come and feel at home to be creative, make art, share your skills, ignite your passions, and find your people.
Educators
Daniel Ricardo Teran
My aim, as a potter, is to create an opportunity for an intimate experience — for the viewer and user of my pieces to slow down, to hold, turn, touch, and investigate what I have created. I have become increasingly concerned about the pace at which most people move through their day, with little time for community, family, explorations of the natural world, and overall well being. The notion of slowing down to enjoy life's subtleties must absolutely be manifested!
Daniel graduated form the Kansas City Art Institute in 2007. While Studying at KCAI, he was a studio assistant for the Ceramic artist Victor Babu, and the Painter Ron Slowinsky. Teran has exhibited his work nationally and has work numerous private collections and museums, including the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Kamm Teapot Foundation. As a passionate and dedicated teacher, Daniel has taught at various art centers and institutions across the country. He has been a Resident Artist at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME, The Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, FL, Pottery Northwest in Seattle, WA, and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA. In 2017 Daniel and his Partner Naomi Cleary, after spending many years teaching, giving workshops, and selling their own hand made pottery, combined their creative forces into one single business, Palmer Planter Company. In 2020 Daniel and Naomi sold their home in Philadelphia and moved their family and business to Daniel’s hometown of Dallas, TX.
https://palmerplantercompany.com/
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Grace Eun Mi Lee
Grace Eun Mi Lee is a Korean-Canadian ceramic artist living in the U.S., known for her unique installations and functional pieces. She recently moved from Richmond, VA to Dallas, TX and is the founder of emleestudio.
Lee received her BFA in Craft Design from Suwon University in 2005 and her MFA in Ceramics at Hongik University in 2009. Further to her studies, she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada from 2011 to 2014.
Lee's artwork expresses the beauty and complexity of the interconnection of a microcosm and the collective it represents, exploring how we are shaped and transformed through interactions with everything that exists.
She hopes to inspire her audience to embrace diversity and recognize the interconnectedness of all things. Lee has received numerous grants and awards, and her work has been showcased in various media including television, magazines, and online articles. She has been recognized by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Crafts Council, and the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, receiving multiple grants and awards for her contributions to the arts.
Kylie Nicole Yeager
Kylie began her exploration with pottery during her second year of college at The University of Arkansas where she earned a degree in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics. During her time in undergrad, she began her teaching career at the Community Creative Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After moving back to North Texas, she’s thrilled to be surrounded by the amazing and encouraging community at Glaze.
Kylie aims to intertwine her love for interior decorating with her passion of ceramics. Inspired by organic textures and natural colors, she aims to create work that portrays the sense of peace that nature brings, into people’s homes. She doesn’t believe it’s a coincidence that humans crave incorporating natural materials and living things into their spaces, because it brings a sense of warmth, richness, and comfort. Kylie’s hope is to create objects that allow the viewer to witness a touch of earth inside while serving as a unique handmade piece to decorate and admire.
Since Graduating, Kylie is in the stages of further exploration within her medium and is excited to continue her passion at Glaze, teaching others, and spreading a positive light to those around her. She encourages each person to find the things that inspire their sense of purpose and inner peace.
Website:
kylienicoleceramics.com
Insta:
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Mylan Nguyễn
Born 1986 in Dallas, Texas, Mylan Nguyen is a Vietnamese/Mexican American artist. She received her BFA in Illustration from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles MFA from Southern Methodist University. She went on to study ceramics in Japan at Jic Ceramic Studio in Shibuya and Furuki in Mashiko, Japan.
Mylan works in several mediums including ceramics, illustration, printmaking, and installations enjoying the alchemy of these process based mediums. She creates cute and playful characters and narratives in her works through which she explores themes of magic, healing, and interconnectedness. She has led art workshops in several locations throughout DFW including Oil and Cotton, The Nasher Sculpture Center, The Fort Worth Modern, The Latino Cultural Center, and The Oak Cliff Cultural Center. She is also a co-founder for Strange Powers Press, a small risograph printing press in Dallas with a focus on illustrated small multiples.
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Karen Hamilton
Karen Hamilton has been an art educator for 17 years, teaching ceramics and design at Collin College, the University of North Texas, and the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock. In addition to receiving her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2006 and Master of Fine Art in 2010 in ceramics from the University of North Texas, her education includes extensive training in photography and graphic design. She served as the Ceramic Lab Technician at the University of North Texas from 2010-2013, apprenticed with world renowned ceramic artist, Don Reitz in 2009, has exhibited her work nationally and sells her work annually at the Texas Clay Festival in Gruene, Texas.
Her current body of work involves designing geometric and organic patterns with hand painted, raised dots that dance around the surfaces of her pots. She approaches each piece gently, and each unique piece evolves from the one made before it. She enjoys exploring new forms, designs, surface techniques, color palettes and clay bodies. That approach keeps her excited and constantly evolving. She strives to create inviting, functional forms that evoke moments of joy and comfort to friends and families during everyday activities and special occasions.
As a teacher Karen prides herself on building sincere, respectful, and enthusiastic relationships. She provides students with a relaxed creative environment that promotes individual aesthetic growth, personal reflection and finding their own creative voice through clay. She loves to share her inspiration, devotion, and passion for ceramic arts.
Adam Knoche
Adam Knoche has been working in the field of ceramic art since 2009. Receiving his Master of Fine Art in ceramics from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville in 2014, and his Bachelor of Fine Art in ceramics from Ball State University in 2010.
Adam’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Most notably, Adam represented the United States at the Korean International Ceramic Biennale in South Korea in 2019. In 2020-2022 Adam exhibited at Galeria Mascota in Mexico City, Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami, Puls Gallery in Brussels, RO2 Gallery in Dallas TX, CICA Museum in Seoul Korea, AKAR in Iowa, Steinbeisser in Amsterdam, Direcktorenhaus, Berlin, Atilier Odem, Stockholm. Adam’s experience in clay has been obtained from years of experience working in the field. Adam’s career started at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City where he was employed as Studio and Fabrications Manager. Adam has taught at many institutions and Art Schools and now maintains his own studio practice in McKinney, TX.
Danielle Williams
I began my pottery endeavour in 2017 and throughout the years the then hobby inevitably turned into a passion. I mainly focus on functional ceramic pieces that people can use on a regular basis. By mixing my love of clay and slight obsession with plants, I curate goods that are not only perfect for you but for your plant babies as well.
Pottery is a powerful thing. You are not only developing a skill but acquiring patience and learning to overcome obstacles all the while gaining a community. I’m a big advocate for a judgement free work environment where you can express yourself creatively and have fun while doing so.
I am a resident artist here as well. I aim to constantly push the boundaries of my craft by experimenting with new forms and clay bodies. The off chance that I’m not in the studio you can find me binge watching a show, drinking tea, and updating my spotify playlists.