My hand holding a mug I’ve just carved a design into. It is brown and at the leather-hard stage of drying. The mug features various textures including a bold leaf motif, finely carved geometric patterns along the bottom and small raised dots.

This mug is shaping up to be a sturdy one. I’ve been thickening my handles lately so they sit more comfortably in the hand. I realized the mugs I reach for most, made by others, tend to have a certain softness and girth to the handle, so that’s the direction […]

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A decorative ceramic lamp base featuring intricate geometric diamond patterns in earthy tones of orange and brown and bright green. The form is bulbous with a narrow neck and a textured surface that creates visual interest. The background is a simple, neutral brown color to enhance the vase's design.

A tall, intricately patterned ceramic lamp base with a narrow neck, featuring a design of waves, diamonds, and dots in earthy tones of off-white, brown, and aqua. The background is a simple brown color that enhances the vase's details.

A cozy interior scene featuring a wooden table with a decorative orange lamp, a ceramic watering can, and fossils. A plant with large leaves is partially visible, along with a few small decorative items on the windowsill.

A decorative lamp with a textured ceramic base and a light beige lampshade stands next to a handcrafted ceramic watering can. The lamp is off-white and features intricate patterns in shades of brown and aqua, while the watering can has a similar design with a curved handle. Both items sit on a wooden table with a window in the background.

Lamps!💡 I got a commission for a batch of lamps a couple of years ago but they wanted very plain glaze, so not much room for expression. This is my first time making lamps and decorating them my way. They’re a special order for a collector in Texas. She sent […]

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A decorative ceramic ewer with a spout, featuring intricate geometric patterns and vibrant colors, accompanied by a matching plate. The surface is decorated with carved lines and small raised dots. A row of aqua diamonds encircles the rotund pot like a belt through the center. The jug has a curved handle and a wide, flared opening. The colors are black and dark red with deep aqua accents.

The two ewers facing each other, the taller orange one on the left and the shorter black one on the right. The different spout heights create an interesting negative space between the two objects.

A decorative ceramic ewer with a long spout and an elongated handle, featuring vibrant colors of dark orange, mottled brown-green, dark yellow with bright chartreuse accents. and geometric patterns. The long neck features concentric rings and the round body of the ewer is decorated with geometric patterns, carved lines and tiny raised dots. It rests on a shallow, matching plate. The background is a warm tan color.

I was invited to make pieces for an upcoming ewer show. The concept was inspired by the gallery owner’s experience beginning to #garden with his family, enjoying the bounty daily, and using #handmade ewers to drizzle olive oil and vinegar over fresh veggies […]

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A decorative ceramic plate, a bit larger than typical dinner plate size, featuring a white interior with a spiraled green center and an intricately patterned brown and green outer rim. The plate is held against a backdrop of leafy green plants.

My hand holds a dinner sized decorative, round plate featuring a spiral in the center and a patterned, scalloped edge. The background consists of lush green foliage.

My hand holds a lunch sized decorative plate featuring a textured, geometric pattern around the edge in earthy tones with bright green accents, against a backdrop of green foliage.

My hand holds a lunch sized decorative ceramic plate with a spiral design, featuring a scalloped edge in earthy tones of brown and green, set against a backdrop of large green leaves.

I don’t make many plates, for no good reason, really. For a potter, it doesn’t get much more gratifying than producing a stack of wares that people will use time and time again to nourish themselves. Spirals and radial patterns mimic so much of the natural […]

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Square photo of two handmade ceramic scoops are lying on a concrete floor. The scoop on the left is brown with a yellow handle and a light green interior, and the one on the right is tan with a reddish brown handle and an aqua blue interior. They lie next to each other, one right side up, the other upside down. Both have unique, acorn-shaped textured handles.

An intricately designed ceramic jar with handles and a light green accent is displayed on a speckled countertop. Next to it, an open decorative scoop reveals yellow corn kernels inside, alongside a lid shaped like a small acorn. The background shows a well-lit kitchen.

Here’s how the scoops turned out. They work really well with my kitchen crocks and the handles feel nice to hold. #beautility #functionalpottery #pottery #ceramics #keramik #terrasigillata

Square photo of two identical ceramic jars. Each one stands tall and is formed with a slightly curved belly, with double handles and a generous knob on the lid. The surfaces featured carved geometric patterning and are glazed sheer off-white matte, which lets the red stoneware clay show through. There are bright chartreuse green accents symmetrically & rhythmically placed around the pot giving bright contrast. The knobs are the same chartreuse color. The jars sit on a wooden shelf with a light blue wall in the background.

Just unloaded the kiln and everything came out great including these jars. They’ll make great kitchen storage for #compost, cookies, rice, oats—or perhaps the most cheerful burial urn you’ve ever seen. I’ll keep the one that came out with a slightly […]

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A square photo showing two almost identical unfired clay jars side by side. The color of the clay is brown (or what potters call red clay) and the jar on the left is slightly taller than the jar on the right. Each jar is about 12” tall, including the generously sized knob on top of each lid. The mouth of each jar measures around 6” in diameter. They are tall but curvy and each has two handles on each side. They are carved with a symmetrical, geometric diamond pattern.

Working on a pair of #compost crocks (among other things) to hopefully be fired by the end of the month. We’ve outgrown our old one so one of these will be the replacement. They each hold somewhere around a gallon/4L. The double handles make them easy to […]

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