Erin Hupp has been creating beautiful ceramics for more than 20 years. But it wasn't until she was knee-deep in a successful career in law that she made ceramics her main gig.
After earning her law degree, the San Francisco-based artist practiced land-use and child-welfare law. But the call of her art was always at the back of her mind, and after giving birth to her third child, she decided to make an enormous change: she would pursue her art, but not just as a hobby—as a full time business.
Her focused approach—she marks every ceramics-related task on the family calendar—has paid off.
Erin is now a professional artist known for her texturally-rich tableware. She partners with restaurants and interior designers to create site-specific pieces, all by hand on her potter’s wheel. You'll find her work at restaurants including Hilda and Jesse, Californios, Nightbird, Sorrel and Pasta Bar.
Listen to our conversation to find out how she made the seemingly unlikely transition from lawyer to potter a very successful one.
Links:
Erin Hupp + Hilda and Jesse article at Forbes
The Upgrade by Louann Brizendine
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
Video and audio editing by Sofija Jovanov.
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