Carly Slade (she/her)
Carly Slade - Mentor Since 2026
Carly Slade is a widely recognized young Canadian ceramic artist, spatial sculptor, and educator widely known for her miniature, highly realistic architectural dioramas that explore working-class identity and the built environment. Growing up in "Big Sky" Alberta, Canada, and spending her early life working in trades like concrete and carpentry, she builds complex structures that serve as monuments to the physical labor of everyday people.
Jai Sallay-Carrington (they/them)
Jai Sallay-Carrington - New Mentor for 2027
Vancouver, BC. Canada. is an acclaimed Canadian transgender and non-binary sculptural ceramic artist who uses anthropomorphic and zoomorphic forms to explore human identities, behaviors, and emotions. Based out of their local studio, Flaming Otter Ceramics in Vancouver, British Columbia, their art actively challenges cis-normative and heteronormative societal structures by celebrating queer and trans experiences
Sarah Pike (she/her)
Sarah Pike - Mentor since 2026
Sarah Pike Fernie, BC, Canada, is an acclaimed Canadian studio potter, ceramic educator, and entrepreneur celebrated globally for her distinctive, highly textured, functional slab-built porcelain and stoneware. Sarah’s work beautifully balances rugged outdoor inspirations with intricate, vintage surface geometry
