Hannun Lyn, a 55-year-old ceramic artist and teacher, shares her unique journey from a career in finance to her passion for pottery. Her story highlights the evolving definition of wealth and finding fulfillment in pursuing one's artistic dreams.
Hannun Lyn’s life “hasn’t been a straight line.” A ceramic artist and teacher, Ms. Lyn, 55, began her career in business, including a stint on Toronto’s Bay Street. Now, she’s owner of MUD The Clay Studio in Toronto’s east end. Ms. Lyn discovered her love of ceramics by what now seems like magical happenstance as a teenager living in Montréal. But it would be nearly a decade before the artistic call prompted her to reconnect with clay and pursue her passion.
After becoming a mother, an artist and finding new purpose in teaching, Ms. Lyn opened MUD in the autumn of 2023. Now, she teaches pottery wheel throwing and handbuilding for students of all skill levels. She shares her journey to life as an artist, teacher and entrepreneur:I took ceramics when I was in CEGEP in Montréal. I’d never taken art in high school – I literally took what was available because I had registered late. I was going down the path of business and commerce because as a first-generation immigrant, this is what you do. I sat down at the wheel and it was like I’d done this for my whole life.How did you end up on Bay Street in Toronto, working in finance? I went to Concordia and did a business degree. My stint on Bay Street was short-lived. I didn’t like it at all. I got a job doing credit counselling. Do you know what that is? You sit down with people who are dealing with debt and teach them how to work with money. You consolidate their debt – many times it was credit card debt. It was people on social assistance and who didn’t know how to manage their credit cards. It was good work, but it was draining. I would take pottery classes at night. Then, one of my teachers sat me down and said she couldn’t teach me any more. She said, ‘Here are some books, but if you really want to learn, you should go back to school, you’re young enough.’ I was 30 and I decided to go to Sheridan College for three year
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