Hona Leigh Knudsen is a ceramic artist and production potter working in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. Hona’s current work is wheel thrown porcelain pottery and handmade porcelain jewelry. Her influences are both traditional and contemporary, with a strong inspiration from Asian pottery in her forms as well as her glazes. Hona has been a Studio Potter since 2012 and now lives in Copper Hill, VA. She is currently Ceramic Studio Technician and Instructor of Ceramics at Hollins University. She has exhibited her work nationally and has traveled to China in her pursuit of ceramic techniques and inspiration.