Kristin Erhard is the owner of Throughline Design. She makes jewelry, pottery and encaustic art in her studio in Asheville, North Carolina. Kristin holds a Bachelor of Art in Ceramics from UNC-Asheville and has served as a studio assistant at Penland School of Crafts. When not in her studio, Kristin teaches English as a Second Language to adult learners. She has lived in Denmark, Spain and Greece and has traveled extensively throughout Central and South America. Her art reflects her love of nature and design—the throughline in her designs.