Meet The Team

I’m the founder of Pottery Dream, a calm and welcoming pottery studio created with the intention of building a space where people can slow down, breathe, and enjoy making with their hands. Pottery has always been a grounding and personal practice for me, the rhythm, focus, and feeling of clay became a quiet place of comfort and reflection in my life. Pottery Dream grew from the desire to share that feeling with others.

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I built the studio with care, honesty, and heart, hoping to create an environment where people feel comfortable exploring creativity, making mistakes, learning, and simply enjoying the process without pressure.

Cleanliness is also something I care deeply about. To me, a clean and organized studio creates a calmer, more respectful space where everyone can fully relax and enjoy their time creating.

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Through Fei Pottery, I create ceramic pieces with clean, elegant forms inspired by natural shapes. My work features soft curves, balanced proportions, and neutral earthy tones, with a focus on minimal and intentional design. Each piece is thoughtfully made to be both functional and quietly beautiful in everyday spaces.

My name is Fernando.

I’m the studio technician keeping the kilns of both our locations running. Fun fact, on average we fire 15000 pieces a year at our Danforth location, 30000 if you count both bisque and glaze firings. 

When not glazing and firing pieces at Pottery Dream, I work on my own pieces which combined form the small-batch body of work I call mAro pottery. My work is focused on handcrafted ceramic pieces that balance simplicity, playfulness, and function. Each piece is thoughtfully made by hand, embracing subtle variations and expressive forms that make every item one of a kind. 😊

I studied Fine Arts and am passionate about creating crafts with intention and purpose. I make ceramic objects that carry intentional meaning through the process of craftsmanship. I also teach, guiding others to bring the same sense of intentionality into their own practice

I’m a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, currently focused on ceramics. I studied Drawing and Painting at OCAD University and also have a background in Biology and Anthropology from the University of Guelph. My practice is rooted in exploring the expressive qualities and limitations of clay, and lately I’ve been experimenting with staining clay to play with colour directly in the material.

Hi, I’m Sujania! I’m an interdisciplinary artist and ceramicist whose work explores the intersection between functional objects and sculptural whimsy, creating pieces that feel quietly alive. In my ceramics practice, this often takes shape through surface design, illustrative underglaze work, intricate miniature forms, and hand-built additions that bring playfulness and intentional irregularity to wheel-thrown objects.

At Pottery Dream, I primarily teach wheel throwing classes. I enjoy teaching because working with clay often becomes a collaboration with unpredictability — one that encourages experimentation, repetition, and a willingness to let go of perfection in favour of process.

Fun fact: I’m always trying to see how small I can make things before reaching the limits of the clay.

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Hi! My name is Sophia, and I’ve been with Pottery Dream since November 2023. I am a hand-building instructor and membership coordinator at Danforth and Adelaide. I absolutely love teaching hand-building classes, as I find them to be one of the gentlest entry points into pottery.

I’ve been working with clay consistently for nearly four years. My pottery journey began by exploring hand-building techniques like pinching, coiling, and slab building. However, over the last couple of years, I have shifted my practice more towards wheel throwing. Recently, I’ve been enjoying exploring surface design through water etching and glaze resist. I love creating functional wares that balance form and personality.

Hello! My name is Reanne, I am a teacher here at Pottery Dream. I predominantly teach 4 and 6 week courses here at the studio, but you may see me pop up every now and then during a fun night out class. 

I've been exploring and learning pottery since 2022. My work is heavily inspired by nature, I tether between working on the wheel and handbuilding. I incorporate various design techniques on my pieces such a carving, slip work and ornamental design. My hand built forms are inspired by the organic, free flowing forms of nature; while my wheel thrown pieces are experimental canvas' for carving/slip & glaze work. I aim to focus on creating one of a kind pieces that will never be the same, while always incorporating elements inspired by the ebbs and flow of nature. 

Teaching pottery has truly allowed me continually learn the craft through my students. I love being able to be a bridge for my students to their creativity. Being able to connect with and watch my students grow and gain confidence through working with clay has continually made me love teaching pottery.

Hi! I’m Amelia Tran, a Toronto-based ceramicist teaching our Tryout Classes and soon, weekly classes at Adelaide. I’ve been working with clay for around three years and am especially drawn to muted tones, soft textures, and forms inspired by nature. I love spending time on the wheel, creating pieces that feel earthy, gentle, and a little whimsical.

I love teaching because it gives me the opportunity to help others express themselves in new ways and create freely without pressure. One of my favourite things about pottery is how grounding and playful it can feel—like getting to slow down and make tiny treasures by hand.

Fun fact: I’m constantly collecting oddly shaped rocks, branches, and little nature trinkets for “inspiration,” even when I definitely don’t have room for more.