Today we’d like to introduce you to Kim Percival.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My life has unfolded much like the process of shaping clay—at times, messy and uncertain, trying on different shapes and forms, yet always with the reminder to come back to center. From the very beginning, and before I knew it consciously, I was a creator—a creative being. Relating to life in that way is both powerful and expansive, full of depth while allowing room to grow. It’s what guided me through a career that spanned medical device engineering, market development, and sales, before ultimately jumping into entrepreneurship after becoming a mom. Through it all, that constant reminder to return to center kept calling me into deeper relationship—with myself, with others, and with my work—guiding me to create and serve in a way that modeled the life I had built.
That deeper connection to myself eventually led me to explore coaching and facilitation, where I could merge my multihyphenate background and varied life experiences with my passion for personal transformation and growth. I was called forth into the client relationships and work I do because I stepped aside and allowed Life itself to inform me. Since starting my coaching practice in 2013, I’ve focused on ontology, or “way-of-being”—simply put, consciousness and seeing yourself as the creator of your life. I’ve learned that expansion can’t happen without depth, and that’s exactly what happened for me: the deeper I went into my own personal work, the more expansion I found, not only in my relationships with clients but in every aspect of my life. I guide others to explore and expose their own depth so they can confidently and expansively embody their personal power. This journey was never about a career shift but about answering the call to serve in a way that honors my own truth and allows others to honor theirs.
As my coaching practice evolved, ceramics entered my world through my daughters and became another powerful avenue for creative expression. What began as a personal outlet for grounding and self-reflection slowly blossomed into Loosely Gathered, my ceramics business. The parallels between my client work and my work with clay became clear: both involve embracing imperfection, honoring the process, and allowing space for things to unfold naturally. Each piece I create is a reflection of the same core principles I bring to my coaching—connection, relationship is everything, internal guidance, and the belief that life itself is art. My ceramics are not just objects; they carry energy, story, and intention, much like the lives we shape through conscious creation and personal growth.
The work I do now is a blend of my life’s journey, where coaching, facilitation, and creative expression intersect. I know that personal growth is not a linear path, but a continual unfolding—much like the vessels I create in clay. Every curve, crack, turn, and imperfection tells a story, much like the layers of experience that shape who we are. My clients are the creators of their own lives; I have the honor of guiding them back to the remembrance of that. I walk this path with them—just a few steps ahead. Whether in a coaching session or while creating at the wheel, my work is about embracing the journey, trusting the process, and deeply connecting to center, all while being in relationship with the world around us.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No, it has not been a smooth road. Personal growth and transformation work are rarely linear or easy. Continually meeting yourself at deeper and deeper levels is a process of shedding, unbecoming, and re-creating, and it’s never a smooth or predictable path. But that’s what allows for expansion—the same expansion that enables me to coach, guide, and facilitate others on their path, helping them return to themselves with greater clarity and presence.
The same principles apply to my work with clay. Approaching both life and clay with a beginner’s mind has been essential. Every time I sit at the wheel or engage in my creative practice, I remind myself that I am a beginner, always open to learning, unlearning, and re-learning.
Some of the most challenging moments for me have been managing my own process and growth while simultaneously holding space for others in theirs. The usual suspects—self-doubt, comparison, imposter syndrome—have been present along the way, and there have been shifts in relationships as a result of the personal changes I’ve gone through. When you change, everything changes, and that brought its own form of grief. Letting go of old patterns and relationships that no longer served me was one of the most difficult aspects of this journey. But in that grief, there has been profound growth and a deeper understanding of my work and purpose. The struggles were never separate from the expansion, and I now see them as part of the process—necessary and ultimately transformative.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
As a Life artist and creative, my work centers around personal and relational transformation and growth. Through coaching and facilitation, I guide brave souls to navigate their inner world, remember their truth, and embrace their personal power, all while viewing life as an ongoing process of creation. I specialize in “way-of-being”—helping people see and experience themselves as the creators of their lives.
What sets me apart is my multihyphenate approach. I see this as a huge strength—my ability to blend all my life experiences from my background in engineering, entrepreneurship, and motherhood with my passion for guiding clients to their center so they can expand in personal power. My work with clay mirrors this process and reminds me to embrace imperfection, trust the process, and always return to center.
In addition to coaching, I offer a Loosely Gathered quarterly subscription, where I create and ship functional vessels that reflect the principles of intentional creation and connection. I’m proud of how my work blends coaching, facilitation, and creative expression, allowing me to guide others on their journey while deepening my own.
Who else deserves credit in your story?
While my journey has been deeply personal, I believe growth happens in relationship. My husband, Mark, and my children, Kyra and Quinn, are my biggest supporters and mirrors, continually reminding me to show up as my fullest self. I’ve also sought guidance from those further along the path, whose wisdom has shaped me and deepened my understanding of my sacred place in this life. Their teachings weren’t always easy, but they were necessary, and I now pass these lessons on to my clients. Even though they are clients, their bravery in showing up for their own growth teaches me just as much. My ceramics journey, too, has been shaped by a community of artists and the earth itself, reminding me of where I’ve come from. I’m honored by everything that has been a part of my journey.
Pricing:
- Book a Discovery Call
- $75/quarter for Loosely Gathered Ceramics Subscription
Contact Info:
- Website: kimpercival.com and looselygathered.com
- Instagram: @kim.percival / @looselygathered
