Pet groomer adds ceramics to her business mix

After a long day at the Bonsai Pet grooming salon in Saukville, owner Lori Gulling often starts a second shift throwing clay in her basement for her hobby turned second business, Juniper re-al.

Gulling said she started ceramics in high school and always enjoyed the work but had to put the hobby on the shelf while tackling other projects.

One such project was opening Bonsai Pet in 2008, a business that now boasts three full-time groomers.

Feeling established with Bonsai, Gulling said she decided to take a ceramics class in Milwaukee to get back into pottery.