My name is David Scribner. Dragonfly Studio is my maker space. I live and work near the shore of Lake Erie, on America’s North Coast.

I became interested in fired clay as a means of economically producing sculpture, but soon discovered the joy of decorating hand-built pottery forms as well. I love the interplay of glaze and raw, exposed stoneware. To me it’s a drawing and painting medium as much as it is sculptural and functional.

My ceramics are hand-built from slabs of stoneware, rolled out with a big rolling pin, cut according to templates designed by me, then folded and/or joined together into plates, bowls, boxes and vases.

From 2016-2020 I was a founding member and President of Erie Clayspace Artist’s Association. In 2020 I bought my own kiln and moved my studio into my basement. In 2025 I made the decision to become a full-time artist. In 2026 I was selected as an Emerging Artist at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival. Future plans include expanding my reach into other craft and art show markets as well as offering online sales.

My aim is simple: to bring a little beauty into the world and share it with others. I hope you enjoy my work.

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
     Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

• John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn