PLEASE HELP! SIGNED CERAMIC ART POTTERY HORSE TRAY? CKLAY? 2005

I recently purchased this piece at an estate sale and have had no luck in identifying the artist. It is a tray which depicts what appears to be a horse? The back of the piece is artist signed what appears to read "CKLAY" but I have been unable to find any information on this artist. Piece weighs 2 lbs 9 oz and measures 12 1/4 Inches X 11 Inches X 1 1/4 Inches. Any help with identification will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for taking a look!
Frank

I have been told that it is possibly a student or hobbyist? What do you guys think? Any help would be extremely helpful!

My experience of US Studio Pottery is its almost impossible to tell if it’s by a student or hobbyist simply because they don’t follow the Leach tradition like many UK potters, so I wouldn’t like to say.
Worth trying the Studio Pottery Identification group on Facebook which is run by and for US collectors