Stephen Phillips was raised and currently lives in the small town of Crawford, MS. His pursuit in ceramics began in his attendance at East Mississippi Community College. Stephen learned the fundamental skills of hand building and throwing at EMCC, receiving an Associate of Arts degree in 2008. He received his B.F.A. from MUW in 2013. In 2015, Stephen established Stephen’s Potter House Productions, a small studio space which can be seen in the countryside of his hometown in Crawford, Mississippi. His work has been displayed and sold in the MUW Eugenia Summer Gallery, the Columbus Arts Council, the R.E. Hunt’s Museum, and the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. His work is currently on display at EMCC in their permanent collection located in Scooba, MS. In 2021, he became a published artist and was featured in Sheen Magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated Magazine, and The Anatomy of a Good Pot. In 2022, Stephen also became one of many black artists featured in the Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists book.