Daniel Caruthers

    Daniel Caruthers graduated from the University Of Oklahoma with a BFA , emphasis on painting.  He minored in ceramics and art history.  He attended OU (1999-2004) on scholarship for wrestling and participated in the sport throughout his college career.  In the last year of his studies he was introduced to the late Don Poole (founder of Earth, Fire, & Spirit Pottery), and was inspired to continue his studies in ceramics at the Oregon College Of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon.  Daniel opened Fire Trout Studio in Portland, Oregon in 2009.  In 2011, he and his wife Jessica Poole-Caruthers moved to Lexington, VA, now partners under the Earth, Fire, & Spirit Potter name. 

Jessy Poole-Caruthers graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis in painting and drawing.  Her extensive travel experience throughout Europe and Central America has influenced her work, and enabled her to observe a wide array of wildlife.  Jessy Poole's examination of the natural world is portrayed in her paintings as a combination of abstraction and realism.  Her works are a conscience effort to catch a fleeting moment, making it immobile and permanent.  Her paintings are layered, which allows her to achieve complex color schemes as well as include hidden imagery and texture.  She has recently begun colaborating with Amber and Daniel of Earth, Fire, & Spirit Pottery.