Casey Beck is a studio potter and long-term artist in residence at Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project in Loch Lomond, CA. He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His current research focuses on the process of soda firing, which utilizes sodium carbonate, and its volatilization inside the kiln at peak temperature to glaze his wares. These wares recall historical Italian vessels, while also working to uphold the traditions of studio pottery in Minnesota and Wisconsin where he learned to make pottery. Beck has been a resident artist at the Red Lodge (Montana) Clay Center and Faenza Art Ceramic Center in Italy and was a 2023 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist. He has also taught soda firing and making workshops internationally. Outside of the studio, Beck takes pleasure in using handmade pots and eating delicious home cooked meals off of them with his friends while listening to music fitted for each experience.