Hello world! My name is Justin Akeim Trapp and I am the founder of Half Full Ceramics. I am a B.F.A. graduate from Herron School of Art & Design in ceramics and photography, currently based in Alamance County, North Carolina.

I have been working with clay since 2005 growing my skills as well as my love for this ancient medium of expression and utility. I have been teaching wheel throwing for over 10 years now and I love imparting the knowledge of clay to others. My teaching philosophy is that practice makes better while, perfection is pointless. There is always something to be learned from each piece of ceramic art that I make, and it’s usually how to do it better than the one before. Ceramics is also a vehicle of stress relief, meditation and reflection for me and many other ceramic art practitioners. I enjoy making utilitarian, fine art objects for everyday use for the casual user as well as seasoned collector.