Kristen Swanson

Virginia studio artist and educator, Kristen Swanson, has had her hands in clay since her sophomore year at Virginia Tech while earning her Bachelor of Science in Education.  Upon graduation Kristen taught elementary school for two years and continued to Virginia Commonwealth University to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 1998. Kristen has been making pots and teaching ceramic art to children and adults in her community through her personal studio and classroom, White House Ceramics Studios, ever since.  Kristen exhibits her unique porcelain art locally and nationally and participates annually in two regional studio art tours.

Kristen works with a mid-range porcelain grolleg clay body and fires to cone 7 in an electric kiln.  Her…