Richard Aerni is a Western New York artist who came into clay in the early ‘70s. Although he has no formal education in clay, pottery or art, he has been able to master his craft over the last thirty years and become a full time potter. Aerni works alone in his studio and does everything from unloading the clay off the truck to packing the finished piece. He loves everything about the lifestyle potting brings and finds great joy in the knowledge that his work is now in the lives of those who chose it.