about this website
The Good Elephant Pottery Online School, aka learnpottery.com, was started by Mea Rhee in 2017.
Mea is a working potter based in Maryland, USA. She launched Good Elephant Pottery as a part-time business in 2002, and made it her full-time work in 2010. What was her previous day job? She spent almost 20 years working as a graphic designer. Her “design brain” comes in handy everyday in the pottery studio, and also gives her the know-how to produce videos and build this website.
Her pottery is being widely collected at prestigious craft events in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. She has been featured in national magazines such as Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, and also writes an award-winning blog mostly on the business aspects of running a pottery studio.
”I taught pottery classes at a local community center for seven years. My studio business was growing rapidly during those years, and eventually I had to give up my teaching job, due to a lack of available time. I love to teach and missed it! Learning to be a potter has brought me so much fulfillment and joy. I want to create a path for others. So I put together this online school so I can get involved in teaching again, in a way that fits into my schedule.
I know there is a gap in available instruction. Many who want to learn do not live near any available classes. Some who live near available classes find that the classes are always sold out. Or prohibitively expensive. Or come with a teacher who doesn’t actually teach. Interest in pottery is very high right now. And no wonder! It provides balance to a life where we stare at screens all day. My online lessons can be accessed by anyone, anywhere, and for a reasonable price. This works with my schedule and it works with yours too.”
Special thanks to my advisors!
Calandra Beller
Christine A. Coyle
Janet Evander
Jonathan D. Gordy
Paul J Ostrye CPA
Evelyne Schoenmann