Ceramicook is the completed vision of Stuart Hutchinson. The journey started in high school during his sophomore year when he needed to sign up for an elective pottery course. By his junior year he was in every ceramics class offered, and by his senior year was finding ways to spend his free time in the studio. In the summer after graduating high school he bought a wheel and a kiln and started a studio in his parents back yard. That fall he went to Linfield College in Oregon and decided to major in business along with taking courses in ceramics. The ceramic courses were where he continued to learn more about the science of ceramics. He learned the science of making glazes, by gaining the understanding of the elements used and their effect. He also improved his understanding of firing styles and science. A year after graduating College Stuart got the idea of creating a website to feature his artwork. The development of his idea was put on hold shortly after due to losing the studio. At the same time Stuart was alerted that there was a new culinary school opening in Scottsdale Arizona. Stuart decided that the timing was right to jump at the chance to enroll and follow his passion for cooking. After spending four years working in the restaurant business Stuart bought a home in Mesa with a detached workshop, which he turned into a pottery studio. In 2007 Stuart renewed the vision and developed the website.