Jonathan Ng was born and raised in Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. He first encountered ceramics at the age of 17, with a class in his final year of high school, primarily experimenting with sculpture and handbuilding in that class.

Once he graduated he began to broaden his skills to the pottery wheel at a local Las Vegas studio. There he met many amazing mentors and potters such as a gentleman named Joe Gallagher who taught Jonathan the technical skills to make pots on the pottery wheel. Soon enough he encountered other ceramicists in the Las Vegas area such as Anthony Urango, Tom Coleman, Diana Svensk, and many more that generously shared their knowledge and guided him to make the pots he wants to. 

Jonathan strives to make functional pottery that is beautiful for people to use and enjoy in their daily lives. He takes a lot of inspiration from traditional craft/studio potters, often admiring potters from England and Japan who use traditional materials and processes. In his own work, he began to develop his own glazes in 2024 using oak wood ash that he procures from a BBQ restaurant near his house and constantly looks to use local materials when he can, whether for an ingredient in his clay or glazes, or making his own tools for decoration. 

Currently (December, 2024) he fires his pieces in an electric kiln to cone 10 and works with a white commercial stoneware clay and primarily ash celadon glazes. He also makes a substantial amount of his pieces on a kickwheel, which often adds an organic or "lively" element to his work compared to the industrial nature of pieces made on an electric pottery wheel. Each of his pieces are truly one of a kind and have their own stories to tell as he does not fret over hiding that his pieces are handmade. Subtle fingerprints left in parts of the clay, the rim of a bowl not being perfectly even and circular, the feel of a handle sitting nicely in one's hand from it being a hand-pulled handle, etc. 

At the beginning of 2024, Jonathan began to sell his works at local craft shows around Las Vegas. One day he wishes that he could transition to being a full time potter, to build a kiln for himself and others to fire together, and to become a mentor to other aspiring potters he meets. He works to have his passion for ceramics be communicated through his pieces so that both other artists and the average person can share in the joy of a simple well made pot.