Lane continued this internship into his freshman year at Goshen College. Here he was  introduced to other artists who would be influential in his work. Lane studied under  Merrill Krabill and John Mishler, his ceramics and sculpture professors, respectively,  for 4 years. During this time, he was able to explore other art forms such as metal  sculpture, wood carving, and furniture making. He was exposed to and worked with a  variety of firing techniques including wood firing and salt firing. Slip casting, slam  molds, slab building, and a plethora of wheel throwing techniques are a few of the  things Lane experimented with in school. He gained knowledge of these techniques  from many people, including: Greg Stahly, Mark Goertzen, Todd Pletcher, and Dick  Lehman. 

 After school Lane was married and moved to Asheville, North Carolina, where he  lives and works today. Since moving here, Lane has worked for a number of area  potters. Most recently he worked for Marjorie Pittman in Black Mountain, NC. He's  enjoying seeing the variety of styles produced by this area's many potters and working  to create his own unique style.

 Lane will be teaching ceramics classes at Black Mountain Center for the Arts  beginning in January in their new ceramics building.