GREEN BAY, Wis. — A silver lining to a global pandemic might be hard to find at times. However, for the creative mind of Molly Gwitt, this became an escape to further dive into her craft.

At 23-years-old, Molly Gwitt is studying for her last year of undergrad as a ceramic major at UW-Green Bay. When classes went fully virtual last March, it took some time to figure out how to go beyond a screen to get art done.

"It was a huge adjustment!," says Molly Gwitt, "It's very hands-on, and it’s hard if you don’t have a studio at home, I was working from the kitchen, my mom was mad because I was taking over her kitchen!"

This is when Gwitt took more time to experiment, more downtime wasn’t the worst thing for wandering artist's hands.

"I really worked a lot on hand-building with ceramics and perfecting my craft that way which was really fun and it challenged me," she says.

As quarantine rolled around, and more time at home became an everyday part of life, Gwitt decided to launch a small business and showcase her creations at the tap of a finger.

Gwitt created an Instagram page to give sneak peeks into the process of some of her creations.

"I spend a lot of time trying to think of content to put out that I think people will really find fun and exciting," says Gwitt. "It's not really about how good the art is, it’s more about the process and how art makes you feel."

She has begun to take orders and sell mushroom mugs, one of her most popular items. Now, back at UWGB’s art studio part-time, she plans to put pandemic-learned skills to work after her expected spring 2021 graduation.