Community is rarely about place but, rather, more about people. With the advancement of technology and the internet humans across the planet can be connected to each other in real time. In 2016 a community was formed at the seventh Utilitarian Clay Symposium held at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. The community comprised of veteran artists, young students, and anyone in between, who gathered over their shared interests in the exploration of the utilitarian clay object.