Stephen Mullins, stamping his pottery, wants to make Sheridan a community clay center.
Stephen Mullins opened his Red Bison Studio with the desire to be a community clay center for Sheridan.
Before COVID-19 forced the shutdown last year, Mullins taught one or two pottery classes a week. He said at the beginning, he had a membership program as well, but rising production led to space and time conflicts between members and production, so he pulled back on membership and continued the classes.
Close-up of Mullins’ stamp. (Photo by Pat Blair)
The COVID pandemic ended that. Mullins said he hasn’t done a class since last summer. But, he said, he’d like to get the classes going again in about a month. And in the meantime, he said, Red Bison Studio has been focused on growing the production line along with the e-commerce, wholesale and retail sides of the business.