Directly across the parking lot from Staples
Crafting a Community One Piece at a Time
Cape Pottery & Supply grew from a simple obsession with the tactile wonder of raw clay and the magic of the kiln. Founded on Cape Cod and located in Hyannis, our studio was created to be more than a pottery studio and supply store. It is a sanctuary for makers, a creative gathering place for artists, hobbyists, beginners, families, and working potters who want access to quality materials, thoughtful instruction, and a welcoming clay community.
We believe pottery is a language of touch, creativity, and connection. Every piece begins with the hands, but it is shaped by curiosity, patience, and the joy of making something meaningful. From the first bag of clay to every workshop we host, our heart remains in the hands-on process of helping people learn, create, and connect.
Whether you are touching clay for the first time, returning to a creative practice, refining your wheel throwing, exploring hand building, or developing more advanced ceramic work, our studio offers a supportive environment where learning feels approachable and creativity has room to grow.
OUR BEGINNINGS
Our Mission & Values
We aim to foster a vibrant community by providing high-quality ceramics education and professional supplies to artists of all levels, from curious beginners to seasoned professionals.
Community First
We believe pottery is a shared journey. Our studio is a warm hub for connection and growth.
Quality Supplies
From premium glaze to professional tools, we source only the best materials for your art.
Expert Education
Learn from local masters in workshops designed to elevate your skills and confidence.
At the Studio
Step into a studio designed for mastery, inspiration, and thoughtful care. With years of collective experience, Cape Pottery & Supply offers a professional, fully equipped workspace where hobbyists and experienced ceramic artists can explore the tactile beauty of clay with confidence. Our studio is also equipped with an air filtration system designed to help reduce airborne clay and silica dust, supporting a cleaner, safer, and more comfortable environment for students, instructors, and open studio members alike.
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Join Our Clay Community
Whether you're picking up your first lump of clay or looking for professional materials, we're here to support every step of your creative journey.
The Hands Behind the Clay
Joan Zagrobelny
Neil Grant
Ceramic Instructor
Sculpture instructor
Joan Zagrobelny is a distinguished ceramicist whose creations explore the intimate relationship between hand-built forms and the organic textures of raw clay. Mostly self-taught, Joan forged a unique artistic identity through tireless experimentation and focused study. Her evolution as an artist was further enriched by learning from acclaimed masters, whose mentorship helped refine her evocative, deliberate approach to working with ceramics.
Joan’s expertise has been recognized through prestigious residencies at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft, the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and c.r.e.t.a. in Rome. Her portfolio has been featured in national juried shows and prestigious galleries in major hubs including New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Rome, earning her both local respect and international prestige.
Her work is frequently characterized as personal and enigmatic, driven by intuition. By utilizing hand-building techniques and complex surface treatments, Joan crafts vessels and sculptures that invite the viewer into a space of quiet contemplation. Each piece serves as a medium for discovery, illustrating the potential of clay to act as a powerful vessel for abstract storytelling.
As a dedicated member of the New England Sculptors Association, she remains deeply engaged in the evolving dialogue of contemporary ceramics and sculptural innovation. She can be found teaching classes at several art centers across Cape Cod.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Joan brings her experience, artistic sensitivity, and love of clay to our creative community. Her workshops invite students to slow down, trust their hands, and explore clay as an expressive material rather than simply a project to complete. Through techniques such as coiling, shaping, texture, and form development, Joan encourages potters to discover their own creative voice. Her presence in the studio reflects what Cape Pottery & Supply values most: thoughtful instruction, creative exploration, and the joy of making meaningful work by hand.
Neil Grant is an award-winning English sculptor living on Cape Cod, known for work that combines technical mastery, storytelling, emotion, and humor. His sculptures reflect a rare balance of precision and personality, inviting viewers to look closely, think deeply, and often walk away with a smile.
Neil is drawn to art that uses a high level of skill to create an emotional response. As he describes it, his destination as a sculptor is to produce pieces that show mastery of the medium while causing the viewer to pause, consider the message, and discover the wit or humanity within the work. His sculptures often carry this sense of layered meaning, where craftsmanship and character come together in a way that feels both refined and approachable.
For Neil, sculpture is especially exciting because it offers a permanent way to tell a story. Clay, form, expression, and detail become tools for communication, allowing an idea or emotion to take shape in a lasting, physical form. His work has been influenced by a wide range of artists, sculptors, and creative voices. He admires the precision of Bernini, the ability of Houdon to express personality, and the bold edge of Banksy. These influences can be felt in Neil’s own approach, where classical skill meets humor, observation, and contemporary storytelling.
Having been inspired by so many remarkable artists, Neil has become deeply passionate about teaching and sharing the sculptural process with others. He believes that sculpture is not only for experienced artists but for anyone willing to observe, experiment, and work with their hands. His teaching style helps students understand form, proportion, expression, and character while encouraging them to develop their own creative voice.
Part of Neil’s mission through teaching is to help grow the population of sculptors on the Cape. His work with Cape Pottery & Supply reflects that vision: to create a welcoming place where students can learn from an accomplished artist, explore the possibilities of clay, and discover the joy of telling stories through sculpture.
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Kiley Labich
Lisa Holmes
Studio Manager
Pottery instructor
Kiley is a sculptor and hand builder based out of Cape Pottery & Supply, where she brings imagination, patience, and playfulness to the clay studio. Her first experience with ceramics began in high school, and clay quickly became her primary creative outlet.
Drawn to the calming, tactile nature of working by hand, Kiley loves the way clay allows an idea to slowly take shape through touch, texture, and form. For her, the process of building with clay is both grounding and expressive, offering a way to transform imagination into something tangible and full of personality.
Kiley is best known for her whimsical animal sculptures, which reflect her love of character, movement, and storytelling. Her work often carries a sense of charm and curiosity, inviting viewers to connect with each piece in a personal and lighthearted way.
She attended Algonquin Regional High School and continued her education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Through her creative practice, Kiley continues to explore sculpture, hand building, and the joy of bringing unique clay forms to life.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Kiley is part of a creative community that celebrates learning, experimentation, and the handmade process.
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Lisa discovered her passion for pottery about four years ago when she decided to take a leap and try a wheel throwing class. What began as a new creative experience quickly became a deep love for clay, and she has been happily obsessed ever since.
Known around the studio as “Lisa Big Pots,” Lisa especially enjoys throwing larger forms on the wheel. She loves the challenge, strength, and rhythm required to create bigger pieces.
A therapist by day, Lisa deeply believes in the healing power of clay. For her, pottery offers a chance to slow down, reconnect with the present moment, and experience the calming, grounding nature of working with your hands. She understands how meaningful the creative process can be, not only as an art form, but as a way to relax, focus, and feel more connected to yourself.
Lisa is excited to share her love of pottery with others, especially students who are just beginning their clay journey. Her warm, encouraging approach helps students feel comfortable trying something new, embracing the learning process, and enjoying the imperfect beauty of handmade work.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Lisa brings creativity, humor, patience, and a true love of clay to every class she teaches.
Lisa Rich
Jill Silva
Studio Assistant
Education director & instructor
Lisa Rich joins Cape Pottery & Supply as a studio monitor, bringing a warm, helpful spirit and decades of administrative experience with charitable organizations and nonprofits.
Over the years, she has worn many hats and proudly describes herself as a “jack of all trades,” someone who enjoys supporting people, solving problems, and helping things run smoothly behind the scenes.
Lisa’s first introduction to clay began briefly in the late 1970s, but it was after COVID that she found her way back to pottery through the Cotuit Center for the Arts. What started as a return to a creative interest quickly grew into a meaningful part of her life. She discovered not only a love for working with clay, but also a deep appreciation for the community that forms around a shared creative practice.
While Lisa has explored hand-building and sculpture, she is most often drawn to the pottery wheel. She enjoys the focus, rhythm, and patience that wheel throwing requires, as well as the simple joy of continuing to learn through hands-on practice.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Lisa is here to help students and studio members feel comfortable and supported. Whether you are brand new to pottery, unsure where something belongs, or simply have a question during open studio, Lisa is always happy to help. If she does not know the answer, she will gladly help find someone who does.
With her approachable nature, practical experience, and love of creative community, Lisa helps make the studio feel welcoming, organized, and encouraging for makers at every level.
Jill is the Education Director at Cape Pottery & Supply, where she helps guide the studio’s learning experience and supports students as they begin and continue their pottery journey.
Her own love of clay began in 2000, when she took her first pottery class. Since then, ceramics has remained an important part of her life and creative practice. Over the years, Jill has had the opportunity to learn from and work alongside several talented potters from across Cape Cod, each one helping to shape her understanding of clay, technique, process, and studio community.
One of the things Jill loves most about ceramics is that it is a lifelong learning experience. No matter how long someone has been working with clay, there is always something new to discover, refine, practice, or explore.
She believes that in pottery, you are forever a student, and that mindset keeps the work fresh, humbling, and deeply rewarding.
As both a ceramic artist and a yoga instructor, Jill brings a calm, grounded, and thoughtful presence to the studio.
She understands the value of slowing down, working with intention, and allowing the creative process to unfold one step at a time.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Jill is passionate about creating a welcoming educational environment where students feel supported, encouraged, and inspired to grow.
Whether someone is touching clay for the first time or returning to deepen their skills, Jill believes the studio should be a place where learning feels approachable, creative, and connected.
Beth Collinge
Wendy Kapp
Pottery instructor
Maker & Surface Design Instructor
Beth Collinge began her pottery journey seven years ago at a studio in Connecticut, where she quickly discovered a deep love for clay. What started as a creative curiosity soon became an important part of her life and artistic practice.
For most of her first five years, Beth focused primarily on wheel throwing, exploring form, color, texture, and the many possibilities that come from working with clay on the wheel. She enjoyed learning how small changes in shape, proportion, surface detail, and glaze could completely transform a piece and give it its own unique character.
Beth began teaching two and a half years ago, which opened the door for her to explore clay in an even deeper way. Through teaching, she became more involved in hand building and began experimenting with a wide range of textures, layered surfaces, and color techniques.
She loves the creative freedom that hand building offers and enjoys helping students discover new ways to bring personality and expression into their work.
One technique Beth connected with immediately was screen printing on clay. She was drawn to the way silkscreens allow artists to layer colors, repeat imagery, experiment with pattern, and create unique surface designs that feel both playful and refined.
Since discovering the process, Beth has invested a great deal of time learning and practicing the technique, exploring how it can be used to add depth, movement, and personal style to ceramic pieces.
Beth is currently creating her own silk screens and hopes to share this process in an upcoming workshop at Cape Pottery & Supply.
She is excited to help students explore surface design, experiment with color, and discover the creative possibilities of printing on clay.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Beth brings curiosity, warmth, and a love of experimentation to the studio. Her work and teaching reflect a belief that pottery is not only about form, but also about texture, color, pattern, and the joy of continuing to learn.
Wendy Kapp is a self-taught artist, maker, and businesswoman who brings creativity, curiosity, and a strong visual voice to everything she creates. She is also the owner of Black Crow Gallery, where her appreciation for handmade work, artistic expression, and creative community continues to shape her path as both an artist and entrepreneur.
Wendy’s work is known for its beautiful sgraffito, layered surface decoration, and strong sense of pattern, texture, and story. She is drawn to the surface of clay as a place for drawing, mark-making, and personal expression, using line, contrast, and detail to bring depth and meaning to each piece. Her work often reflects the beauty of handmade imperfection, where every carved line, layered mark, and textured surface becomes part of the story.
In the studio, Wendy encourages students to see clay not only as a form, but as a canvas. Her workshops invite makers to explore surface design through carving, pattern building, illustration, texture, and thoughtful decoration. Whether students are new to clay or looking to expand their creative practice, Wendy helps them discover how marks, layers, and imagery can transform a simple ceramic piece into something personal and expressive.
Her teaching style is warm, thoughtful, and encouraging, rooted in a deep appreciation for handmade work and the creative process. Wendy believes that each student brings their own story to the clay, and she enjoys helping makers develop the confidence to explore their individual style, trust their instincts, and enjoy the process of creating by hand.
As both an artist and gallery owner, Wendy brings a unique perspective to the studio. She understands the importance of craftsmanship, presentation, creative identity, and building a body of work that feels authentic. Her experience as a maker and businesswoman allows her to support students not only in technique, but also in thinking more deeply about their creative voice and the meaning behind their work.
Wendy can also be found at the Hyannis Shanties during the summer, where she shares her work with locals, visitors, and the wider Cape Cod arts community. Her presence there reflects her love of connection, storytelling, and bringing handmade art into everyday spaces where people can experience it up close.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Wendy brings an artist’s eye, a maker’s heart, and a love of surface design to the studio community.
Rebecca Matarazzi
Potter, Ceramic Artist & Instructor
Rebecca’s work in the studio is the natural progression of two lifelong passions: the preparation, presentation, and shared enjoyment of beautiful food, and the satisfaction of feeling an object take form in her hands from a simple mound of clay. Her creative path has always lived at the intersection of art, function, craft, and gathering.
After receiving a degree in Ceramic Arts from Penn State, Rebecca built a successful career as an executive chef, working primarily in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. When she was ready to hang up her professional apron, her focus returned to the clay studio, where she could utilize her knowledge, discipline, and creative instincts.
For Rebecca, handmade pottery and preparing a meal share many of the same principles. Both begin with good ingredients. Both require mixing, cutting, measuring, heating, patience, timing, and constant adjustment along the way. Whether she is creating a vessel or developing a recipe, the process is thoughtful, tactile, and deeply connected to the final experience of use, beauty, and enjoyment.
Rebecca creates functional pieces for the kitchen, table, and home. Her work includes both wheel-thrown and hand-built vessels made from stoneware and terra cotta clays. Each piece is designed with everyday use in mind, while still carrying the expressive quality and individuality of handmade work.
Using drawing and painting techniques developed over decades of observing, experimenting, and refining her creative process, Rebecca finishes her pieces with colors, patterns, and designs inspired by the natural landscape. Her work reflects a love of surface, detail, and the quiet beauty found in organic forms, changing light, and the places that shape her life.
Every piece Rebecca makes is unique by nature. She embraces the subtle variations that come from glaze movement, individual firings, and the character of the clay itself. Ehich earn the nickname "The Glaze Lady". These small differences give each piece an irreproducible quality that belongs only to handmade objects.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Rebecca brings a rich blend of ceramic training, culinary experience, creativity, and thoughtful craftsmanship to the studio community.
Ron Dean
Potter, Ceramic Artist & Instructor
Ron Dean has been making pottery since 1969, bringing decades of experience, craftsmanship, and curiosity to his work in clay. His ceramic journey began at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York, where he worked and taught before eventually making his way to Cape Cod in the early 1980s.
After moving to the Cape, Ron established his own gallery, where he has continued to create, explore, and refine his work over many years. His pottery reflects a deep understanding of material, form, function, and firing, shaped by a lifetime of hands-on experience.
Ron works in a variety of clay bodies and firing styles, including stoneware, porcelain, and raku. His pieces may be created on the potter’s wheel, through handbuilding, or by hand, depending on the form and intention of the work. He produces both functional pottery and nonfunctional, form-oriented pieces, allowing him to explore the balance between usefulness, sculptural expression, and the natural unpredictability of the ceramic process.
His functional pottery is thoughtfully made for everyday use. These pieces are lead-free, dishwasher safe, microwave safe, and oven proof, combining beauty, durability, and practicality. Ron’s work carries the unmistakable presence of an artist who understands both tradition and experimentation.
In addition to his functional ware, Ron also creates nonfunctional pots using primitive firing techniques. These pieces celebrate the raw, elemental nature of clay and fire, often revealing surfaces, textures, and markings that can only happen through the firing process.
One of Ron’s favorite parts of working in ceramics is opening the kiln. For him, each firing carries a sense of anticipation and wonder. He describes the moment as feeling like Christmas morning as a child, eager to see what remarkable gifts the kiln has created. That sense of discovery continues to inspire his work and reflects the magic, mystery, and joy that make pottery such a lasting art form.
At Cape Pottery & Supply, Ron brings a rich ceramic history, deep technical knowledge, and a lifelong passion for clay to the studio community.
Discover the meticulous process and enduring dedication that defines our pottery. Each piece is a testament to the harmony between traditional techniques and modern artistry, crafted to bring a touch of earthy elegance into your daily life.