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Odman built a business plan and received two business loans from the Small Business Administration and Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon. She leased the space, renovated it and hired six employees for the studio; four teach pottery and run the studio, and two employees manage the “kids club,” which allows families with children to have supervision for the kids.
Kilnfolk Ceramic Studio has nine wheels, a cluster of tables for sculpting, a collection of glazes, a kiln and a wall of shelves for the clay pieces to sit after the kiln.
Odman said she’s excited to see people coming to make cups, bowls and sculptures. Making the pottery is also a therapeutic process that serves as a way to de-stress, she said.
“A lot of people are perfectionists, but I want to tell them to stop and just enjoy the process,” she said.
