About Us

Regardless of being a highly educated academic artist, Jacob's view of art and reasons for creating does not coincide with fine art's perspective.  Grant feels it is not necessary to provoke reactions from people through creating conceptual artworks which need an artist statement to explain the meaning. 

Jacob enjoys creating beautiful pottery and sculptural ceramic forms which can be appreciated for their form and surface, alone. 

Teaching for over 20 years, Jacob has given thousands of people the experience of learning the ancient tradition of turning mud into objects which can be used as functional dinnerware, and can last tens of thousands of years.

Since 2000, starting out at local farmers markets,  Jacob has sold his work across the United States.  Through art fairs and festivals, indoor wholesale/retail shows, and galleries (national and international), Jacob has displayed and marketed his functional pottery and sculptural ceramics.

Wheel Art Pottery Studio was opened in 2010 as a membership studio in Peoria, IL's warehouse district.  It moved to its current location in 2012.  Jacob began offering weekly skill-building classes and experiential learning opportunities (team building, birthday parties, etc.).  

When people come to Wheel Art Pottery Studio, they learn more than just how to make things out of clay the correct way.  They also learn about what clay is, where it comes from, what happens to it to make it a finished ceramic object, and what it means for pottery to be food-safe/functional.  Jacob also discusses the history of the craft and its contribution to civilization.  

Jacob Grant believes the experience of creating art is more important than the finished product.  Students are encouraged to come without worry of being able to make pots on their own.  We help with that. Instead, we encourage people to come with desire to play and have fun.