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About Clay Couple
A couple's love of pottery and each other bringing you pieces we hope you will love!
Our Story
Married since 1984, Tom and Lynda share a deep-rooted passion for the arts. Tom carries on a rich family legacy of ceramic excellence. He follows in the footsteps of his aunt, acclaimed Fayetteville, NC potter Nellie Allen Smith, his mother Shirley, a porcelain doll maker, and his sister Mary, an active North Carolina potter trained at Seagrove, NC. While Tom proved to be a natural on the wheel during his first community class in 2012 at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, he found his calm demeanor perfectly suited him for throwing!
Lynda’s journey took a different path. Though Lynda spent years in Arrowmont’s wheel classes, her instructors and peers soon realized her true calling lay elsewhere. Her passion ignited at the slab roller and hand-building table, where she could focus on intricate textures and structural design.
The “Clay Couple” concept was born the moment they began attending classes together. By merging their individual strengths—Tom’s skill on the wheel and Lynda’s eye for hand-built details and surface design—they began collaborating on one-of-a-kind pieces. Today, their work reflects a shared love for each other and the versatile medium of clay. This site is a dedicated space to share those collaborative creations with you.
Meet Tom and Lynda
The passionate individuals behind every handcrafted piece:
Lynda
The Hand Builder
With over 15 years of experience in ceramic design, Lynda founded Clay Couple to merge two people's love of clay into their "mine, yours and ours" unique designs.
Tom
The Wheel Thrower
Tom loves the wheel. Adding texture and designs on pottery wasn't his favorite part of the process. Tom and Lynda work together on many of the pieces as a collaboration.
Our Craft Process
From concept to completion, discover the journey of each handcrafted piece
What Our Customers Say
Hear from those who have made Clay Couple pieces part of their homes.
