Family-run studio in Fort Worth, specializing in handmade ceramics and unique gifts!
ceramicfrog
is a family-run studio in Fort Worth. We design and make 3d print, ceramic and bronze pieces inspired by Texas — and for the past seven years we've produced work for university departments, non-profit organizations, and companies across DFW.
Our studio blends handwork with digital fabrication. Every sculpture starts by hand. From there we can scan, model, and reproduce it — which means a one-off sculpture and an order of two hundred matching pieces come from the same place.
Joey Wilkinson
I'm a software engineer by day and a ceramic artist by night, using my background in technology and art to blend physical and digital making.
Using LiDAR to digitize my handmade sculptures lets me experiment with them in a digital world through 3D modeling — then bring them back into the physical world through 3D printing, CNC milling, and casting, exploring the same form in different materials.
A perfectionist at heart, I'm always trying to strike the balance between detail and form, simplicity and complexity. My work ranges from abstraction to pop culture to everyday objects.
I graduated from TCU with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Studio Arts. I spent most of my free time there in the ceramics studio, where I met my wife, Megan.
Megan Bowdon Wilkinson
With her experience as a sculpture major at TCU, Megan brings a different artistic perspective to ceramicfrog. Megan and Joey met at TCU when she was across the hall in the wood shop and it was love at first sight. She learned woodcraft from Savannah College of Art and Desgin and is the Co-Owner of Dalahast Studios in Fort Worth which specializes in emerging technologies to help clients create their furniture and industrial design ideas.
Currently, Megan takes care of baby Jake while continuing to pursue her art practice with an emphasis on fibers work including quilting, weaving and embroidery. She helps other makers pursue their dreams of being a full time artist through her work with the Cedars Union, an art incubator in South Dallas that provides studio space and entrepreneurial training for local artists, an organization she co-founded. She currently sits on the board of Aurora, the Cedars Union and the Bowdon Family Foundation. She is a volunteer with the Cliburn, Junior League and Texas Ballet Theatre, just to name a few.
Louis
Louis is a half Maine Coon and half Norwegian Forest cat, we rescued him from a local shelter. His favorite thing to do is to go outside, and his favorite toy is Da Bird. Louis is in charge of our quality control and oversees general operations at ceramicfrog. He has been known to take naps on the job…