Jason Bige Burnett graduated from Western Kentucky University with a BFA in ceramics and BAs in both printmaking and graphic design. He continued his education as a core fellowship student at Penland School of Crafts in western North Carolina. Since then, he has exhibited and taught ceramic surface design workshops nationally, and has been featured in Pottery Making Illustrated, Ceramics Monthly, and American Craft. Jason is the author of Graphic Clay and his work is included in 500 Prints on Clay (both published by Lark Books). He is now a fulltime studio artist living in Bakersville, North Carolina, with his husband and two dogs.