L. Koehler Pottery officially began in 1989. Each piece of her pottery is unique, hand thrown and hand painted. Leslie received a degree in Art History from the University of Massachusetts focusing her studies on Japanese Ceramics. Moving to Vermont in 1985, Leslie worked as a studio assistant at the University of Vermont, then resident potter and instructor of pottery at the Shelburne Craft School. After graduation she held a year long apprenticeship with a potter in Amherst, Massachusetts. Leslie then traveled first to Alaska , then to Africa where she worked with traditional potters to learn the artistic skills of indigenous cultures. Leslie has created a range of pottery from Garden ware, to pit fired forms and now works exclusively in Majolica style functional earthenware. Leslie Koehler has created a style of her own that is continually evolving with new designs and patterns.
