Connor Isenberg
My Beginnings
I first started making pots and getting my hands in clay at the age of 17 while I was still in Highschool. I was then quite lucky to have an art teacher who gave me close to free rein over the ceramics room. This lead to a beginning of endless study halls spent throwing on the wheel day in and day out until I graduated.
Once I was on my way out the door I didn't have much clear direction other than I wanted to continue with this thing called pottery. So I decided to go to school for art education to keep my hands in clay, but that didn't last too long as the high school classroom setting didn't appeal to me no more than when I was a student.
This changed my trajectory to then pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics...
My education
I spent the next four years studying ceramics at the University of River Falls Wisconsin, where I took the time to fully focus on my ideas and techniques to further refine my skills as an artist. During my period at UWRF I learned under Mike Helke and from other artists who did visiting seminars. Through UWRF I also had the opportunity to study abroad and research ceramic artists and pottery from different cultures to learn the true orgin and purpose of clay...
Post Graduation
After graduation I found myself searching for resource and community to support my career choice of being an artist. Luckily I was able to find both at Eureka Pots with Donovan Palmquist and Colleen Riley. With their help I've been able to continue making pots day in and day out continuing my growth and research. With them I have found my secondary education leaning more about, glaze, clay, and most defiantly kilns and kiln firing...
Kiln Construction
Other than finding community at Eureka Pots I found employment as well giving me the ability to work in the ceramics field in more ways than one. Starting in 2024 I began working with Donovan building and installing kilns learning the ins and outs of the trade and giving back to the community.
