About The Artist

Shelly Sayler is a ceramic artist, educator, and owner of Nodakian Studios in Bismarck, North Dakota. Her work blends functional pottery, bold surface design, storytelling, and a healthy tolerance for clay chaos. Shelly is passionate about building creative community and making artist's voices heard.

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Through her studio, teaching, and her artist interview series Nodakian After Hours, Shelly celebrates the makers, stories, and creatives that make North Dakota’s arts community so interesting. She believes creativity is less about getting it right and more about being willing to get your hands dirty and see what happens.