John Britt was born in 1958 in Washington D.C but lived most of his life in Dayton Ohio. He has been a potter for 18 years. Although he has degrees in philosophy and counseling, he is a self-taught potter who has taken classes at Haystack, Alfred, Arrowmont and other crafts centers and colleges. He has worked and taught at the University of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute, Penland School of Crafts, Collin County, Cedar Valley and Brookhaven and Mayland Community Colleges. He has taught all types of ceramic classes including, basic hand-building, throwing, sculpture, raw materials and glaze chemistry, glazing techniques and kiln building to all levels of students.

He worked for three years as the Clay Coordinator at the Penland School of Crafts. He has written six articles for Ceramics Monthly, was the crossword editor for Clay Times and juried the Lark book 500 Bowls. He is the author of The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glaze, Glazing & Firing at Cone  10, published by Lark Books.