Artist: Nom Ceramics
NOM Ceramics, TEXAS
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nom Ceramics is the collaborative practice of Scott and Rebeca Proctor based in Austin, Texas. As owners of East Side Pot Shop, a community ceramics studio, they have cultivated a shared dialogue through making, teaching, and experimentation. Founded in 2019, Nom Ceramics emerged from this ongoing exchange, creating space for a collaborative studio practice that continues to evolve through mutual influence and exploration.
For Nom Ceramics, Scott and Rebeca create objects that investigate the relationship between form, surface, and process. Hand-built and wheel-thrown forms serve as frameworks for layered glaze compositions, where intricate patterning, linework, and atmospheric effects respond to and activate the contours of each piece.
Central to their practice is a commitment to atmospheric firing. All work is fired to cone 10 in their soda kiln, and they also enjoy wood firing. These processes introduce elements of unpredictability and collaboration with the kiln itself, producing nuanced surfaces that record the conditions of their making.
Drawing from historical ceramic forms, traditional firing methods, and contemporary approaches to material experimentation, Nom Ceramics creates functional forms meant to enhance everyday rituals. Their practice embraces the tension between control and chance, honoring the rich history of ceramics while exploring new possibilities within the medium.
Scott and Rebeca are currently living in the countryside outside of Austin, where they have a home studio, a soda kiln, and a future wood kiln. Together they are raising their two young sons, Finley and Huey. Their collaborative practice has become a wonderful way for Scott and Rebeca to connect outside of parenthood.
EDUCATION
Collective Education
● Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, University of Texas at Austin
● Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIANCE
Co-Owners & Ceramic Educators
East Side Pot Shop, Austin, Texas
2017–Present
EXHIBITIONS, RESIDENCIES, & PRESENTATIONS
2025
● Ewers, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Thanksgiving Table, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
● The Perfect Pour, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
● Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, Texas
2024
● Nom Ceramics (Solo Exhibition), Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
● Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, Texas
● Holiday Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
2023
● Greater Austin Clay Artists Demonstration & Artist Talk, Austin, Texas
● Fired Up: A Celebration of Ceramic Arts, Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery, Austin, Texas
● Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
2022
● Winter Residency, Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina
● Plant Pots, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
● Last Call VII, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Surface II, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Dirt Dauber Clay Festival, Eye of the Dog Art Center, San Marcos, Texas
● Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
● Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, Texas
● Nom Ceramics (Solo Exhibition), Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Americano Show, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
2021
● Small Favors 2021, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
● Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly, May 2021
● Last Call VI, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● A Wished for and Welcome Guest, CO-LAB Projects, Austin, Texas
● Nom Ceramics Solo Exhibition, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
● Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa
● Our Lives in Clay, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
2020
● Window Dressing, ICOSA Gallery, Austin, Texas
● Summer Clay Jam, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
● Material Mugs V, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
● Featured in Ceramics Monthly, “Harmony & Contrast,” September 2020
● Virtual Texas Clay Festival
● Our Lives in Clay, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
● Nom Ceramics Solo Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee
2019
● Constructured Clay Scapes, Gallery Verde, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San
Angelo, Texas
● Dirt Dauber Festival, Eye of the Dog Art Center, San Marcos, Texas
● Greater Austin Clay Artists Presentation, Austin, Texas
● Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, Texas
● Spring Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee