Steve Williams is the creative force behind Sunny Slopes Ceramics.  His passion for clay began in high school and lead to a Humanities B. A. with an emphasis on fine arts, and a career in art services and museum design at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.  He was fortunate to study with talented and innovative ceramic artists and sculptors like Roy Strassberg, Jim Tanner, and Jack Cartlidge during these years, which included a stint as sculptor John Chamberlain's studio assistant, and to continue his own studio work in sculpture.  With Sunny Slopes Ceramics, he is again focusing on the simple forms and elegant lines of the functional pottery that once sparked his lifelong interest in art.