Yesha Panchal was born in Gujarat, India, and currently lives in Georgia, USA. She earned her BFA in ceramics from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Panchal is the Ceramic Studio Manager at the Hudgens Center for Art in Duluth, Georgia, served as an organizer of Clay to Table, a board member of NCECA, and maintains an active studio practice. Her article “Working Potter,” along with her work, has been published in Thoughts on Collaboration (Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2022), the Korean magazine Monthly Ceramic Art (월간도예), and the Making Pottery for the Home and Garden book.