"I have been drawn towards art ever since I was young; I have sketchbooks that date back to the first grade. I was eighteen when my hands first explored the possibilities of clay, and while I was pursuing an art degree in college, clay seemed like it was always pulling at me: it was the one medium where the creative process, physical interaction, and self-expression came together completely. When I first started using clay as a creative vehicle, I did not realize that I had just stepped into an ancient ecosystem, teaming with knowledge, dynamism, and unfathomable depth." - Nick DeVries