About the artist

Brian Cully has been making pottery for thirty years. Early in his career he ran the ceramics department at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, as their first full-time lab technician. During this time he met and learned from masters such as Peter Voulkos, John Manly, Paul Soldner, Arther Gonzales and many more. He helped build and fire anagama and noborigama wood kilns with Rodney Mott and John Manly in Penryn, California. In 2017 he visited pottery studios in the famous Uji and Shigaraki regions of Japan.

Although he uses a variety of techniques, Brian has an instantly recognizable style. He is often cited as a master thrower and is most known for his elegant thrown scultpure work and large ceramic lamps for indoor and outdoor use.

In 2018 he and his wife opened Nesting Hawk Ranch, a studio property in the beautiful Edna Valley of San Luis Obispo, California. He is available for private or group pottery lessons, workshops, homeschooling events and more.

Please get in touch if you are interested in learning from or working with Brian.