About Flat Rock Clay

I opened Flat Rock Studio Gallery in the Fall of 2002 and the Clay Supplies in the following Spring. I have a thing for gadgets and the newest tools, so I decided it would be something I would like to bring to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. I also decided to hold workshops since I always enjoy learning new things. With the move to the permanent location on September 26, 2003, we began a monthly workshop series and in the Fall of 2004 began our regular Wednesday evening pottery classes.

I have been working in clay off and on for most of my life. My maternal grandmother first introduced me by way of her slip casting hobby, and I had a class in college. It was not until I took a pottery class in 1990 at a Junior College to reduce the stress of a horrific job situation that I found porcelain. A few years later I heard Rudolf Staffell at Texas Clay II, and I was hooked. The translucency of his porcelain mesmerized me.

I had been able to finally quit that job and was on the track for graduate school. I wound up at the University of Dallas under Dan Hammett and found a home in the Clay Department.

I was very fortunate to work on NCECA when it came to Ft. Worth in 1998 before I went to China with the Alfred group that summer. I also have attended summer workshops at Haystack, Alfred, NYC YMCA and Anderson Ranch. I am looking forward to bringing many of the artists I have met in my clay journey to demonstrate their skills, share their knowledge with others and help local artists find and learn to use the tools on the market.

Thanks for your support,
Kelley Wilks

Please contact Flat Rock Clay Supplies at info@flatrockclay.com or 479.521.3171 to sign up for workshops, submit inquiries or send feedback.