Richard Nickel is an artist, educator, writer, and member of the Studio Potter advisory board. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally. He has been published in several books on contemporary ceramics and in art journals. As a designer, Nickel has created posters for Crafted Indie Arts and Crafts Market, a cover illustration for Studio Potter, ceramic awards for Skutt Kilns, illustrations for Alt Daily, and animations for WHRO HealthBeat. As a ceramic sculptor, he has pieces in numerous private collections. Nickel has designed and painted murals in Rochester, New York; Niagara Falls, New York; Norfolk, Virginia; and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Born and raised in Virginia, Molly Anne Bishop graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University's craft/material studies program in 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. Working mostly in clay, she draws inspiration from lizards, popular sports, and travel. She has been a resident artist at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana, Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, Illinois, the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Skopelos, Greece, c.r.e.t.a. in Rome, Italy, and the International Studio in Jingdezhen, China. She has work in the permanent collections of her mom and ex-boyfriend.
