Kris has been working in clay since she fell in love with it in high school. Going on to study ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design was a dream come true.

She graduated in 1990 and went  to work at a small clay supplier in Western Massachusetts. 

Developing and refining her craft, she officially launched Zyra Clay Studio in 2002, exhibiting her work at craftshows up and down the east coast.

Since the acquisition of Northampton Pottery in 2017, Kris has been teaching classes full time, and while still producing Zyraware, she no longer has a presence at craftshows.

Her work can be found, aside from this website of course, at the following locations-

Vermont Artisan Design, in Brattleboro, VT

Artisan Gallery, in Northampton, MA

The Little Gallery at the Old Creamery Coop, in Cummington, MA

as well as the prestigious Hilltown Christmas Place, open yearly, every day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve.

Her showroom in Cummington is also available by appointment.