Ewart was first introduced to clay in college, needing extra credit, he enrolled in a pottery class. He learned to throw on a kick wheel and quickly came to love the medium.

He didn’t dabble in clay again until 20 years later when he came across a potter working at an art show, working in a store front on Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale. He signed up for classes with him for three years. One of the studio members called him “The Ringer” because of his ease working on the wheel.

Unfortunately that studio closed and Ewart did not pick up clay again until over a decade later at his local senior center. There he attended class twice weekly. He realized his work was “good enough” to sell when he sold most of everything at his first show at the senior center. The limited class time prompted Ewart to begin hand building in his garage studio.

Ewart’s pottery business is called “Eclectic Pottery.” He attributes the name to the fact that his pieces are all different. He considers himself a functional potter and loves making different style teapots. He enjoys continually challenging himself by making new forms and “working outside the box.”

His future plan is to build up his inventory, participate in the spring and fall Pottery Festivals, but mostly continue to create for the “love of doing it.” Asked about the artists who inspire his work, Ewart said there are several artists on YouTube; there is one Asian potter in particular who he is inspired by. Ewart does not have an online presence as yet but you will see him at our Pottery Festivals.