Celena Hudgens:

My love for clay started at Winthrop University where I earned my BFA in the Ceramic Arts in 1992. In 1994 I moved to Cincinnati Ohio where I became involved with the Cincinnati Clay Alliance and was aslo active in the Art Guild. I taught Throwing and Handbuilding classes there and worked in a local galler. In 1999 I moved to South Carolina and set up a home studio and taught classes at the Clayground in Charlotte. In 2005 I took over the Clayground and started my own business that is now The Whirling Wheel. I participate in the Carolina Claymatters Guild and go to many workshops, including a pottery course in Italy in 2005.