S. C. Rolf lives and works as a studio potter in River Falls, Wisconsin, creating one-of-a-kind functional pots. His work reflects an ongoing search to unite his ideas with the generosity and the intimacy that the functional pot offers. S. C. Rolf holds an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and a BS in Broad Area Arts from the University of Wisconsin River Falls. He apprenticed under Wang Hui Ming, a master painter and wood engraver.

S. C. Rolf exhibits his work nationally and internationally and has received a number of national and international awards. He also lectures and teaches workshops throughout the United States and has been included in multiple magazine articles and books. He has work in the permanent collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Ulsan City Museum, International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Minnesota History Center, and other noted public and private collections.