About Me...the Maker

Hello, and welcome to Sarah Walton Pottery! You know, they say that pottery is just dirt in disguise, but to me, it's so much more. It's therapy, my zen time and it's my creative outlet… a chance to get my hands dirty but make something beautiful, and useful, and oh ya, it's a great way to keep your manicure looking terrible!

I've been on this pottery journey for a few years now, and I've gotta say, it's been quite the ride. It started when I enrolled in an 8 week pottery class at the Visual Arts Centre right here in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. Who knew that a few lumps of clay could be so interesting? Don't get me started on the joys of wedging...and leaning how to centre...uggh, if you don’t stay focused you end up with a mess!!

But, do you know what my favourite part of pottery is? The community! I loved heading to the pottery studio and work alongside other potters, learning from each other and making new friends. Soon I began acquiring equipment, first my wheel, then a friend of the family gave me a kiln…what!! A 1961 manual kiln…that’s okay I’ll figure it out! And I did…Full steam ahead!

Juggling a full time job working for MAC Cosmetics and commuting to downtown Toronto everyday was cutting into my pottery time so in some ways it was a hidden blessing when the pandemic hit, and the world shut down. Now I was able to work full time with clay! I did feel somewhat isolated, as we all did, but this lead me to a new creative outlet, and huge learning curve. I decided to throw my hat into the ring and I started my own YouTube channel so I could still connect with fellow potters and pottery enthusiasts. I posted my first video in May 2021, and now it's like having a virtual pottery party in my basement, and everyone's invited!

Then, I was called back to work, back to the commute and rat race, I found myself a little stretched trying to balance everything I'd taken on, and sadly I wasn't able to keep up with steady video uploads and producing work, because let me tell you how time consuming video production is! But I kept at it, creating my art and video's when time would allow, and the best part is that my community is growing! I am always so amazed at all the different parts of the world my videos reach! I love having you all join me on this pottery journey and I hopefully inspire and entertain you with my videos and my art.

Psst...Now, I'm expanding once again and putting my work out into the world!! A little scary but exciting once again, having my own website! Who me? It too was a monumental learning curve mastering the program, but now I've learned another skill...web design! Still learning, still practicing, always evolving...