This study aimed to explore a ceramic artist's career development by means of the semistructured depth interviews to get to know his growth and creative processes. The datum were collected, analyzed, coded, and generalized through the narrative research methods in order to make a deep study into the ceramic artist's inner world and to get the best understanding and description as well. The research framework was based on the ”arch models” of career development stages theory showing how it affects the individual's career choice and development. The main contribution of this study was to understand other people's success through the analytic results of other people's career development process. In addition, this study may offer suggestions for the students in the hesitation of career choices or the in-service employees to understand the life tasks and to attain the goals of ”career maturity” and ”self-realization”.