Will Swanson uses stoneware and porcelain clays to create dinnerware, baking, and serving dishes, vases, and other useful pots for the kitchen and table. His pots are individually wheel-thrown, and often are altered or assembled from wheel-thrown parts. In all his work, he wants the character of the earth materials and the hand-making process to be evident. Will earned his MA at the University of Minnesota, and currently lives and works in the St. Croix River Valley in Minnesota.