Builderburner Ceramics, Alana Lea Wilson makes hand-built, colourful ceramic objects for use in the home. She completed her MFA at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and her BFA at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her 20s and 30s were spent working seasonally as a tree planter and then a fire tower lookout, and travelling. She’s done residencies in Canada and Australia, and spent two years living in Mexico, learning Spanish. Currently, she lives on Cape Breton Island with her dog, Rocky, where she makes work about memory and belonging, and her ongoing search for a home.