Our first young gun is 1 1 year old Joey
Knappenberger. Yes, he is my very own prodigious progeny. He is also a skilled potter with an highly refined style for someone so
young. The biggest limitations to his art are the length of his
fingers, but the good news is that as he grows so do his pots
-literally! Joey got a kick wheel for his ninth birthday, but has been
throwing clay since he was 7, learning what he know from the Archie Bray
Foundation, Vanessa Rodgers at the Emerson, and Ryan Mitchell whom he
considers his master. Joey is also known for his good-natured wit and
humor which gives him a distinctive style in his 2-D work as well. He
was recently given the honor of creating a design for his school's annual art
festival and auction. His giraffe and blue bird duo were rendered into a pieced cloth banner that will hang in the hall of the school each year during the festival.