Organic Creation

Potter by trade, entrepreneur by chance, Jake Johnson creates organic porcelain forms in his studio in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Tucked away in the complex that used to be the Crompton-Shenandoah Plant in Waynesboro, Virginia is Make Waynesboro Clay Studio. Founded in 2017 by potter Jake Johnson and his wife Katie, the studio offers classes and memberships. 

Coming from a creative family, Johnson, 43, grew up drawing but didn’t find clay until attending Bradley University in his h…