This little cup is a survivor. Every maker knows that moment of “potter’s heartbreak”—the sound of a handle snapping off while a piece is still in its greenware stage. The handle didn’t make it through the build, but I couldn’t bring myself to give up on it. There was something about the cute round shape…
Check out this hand-painted ceramic journey! This cup tells a full-circle story in three delightful chapters: Whether you’re feeling grumpy, greedy, or just plain full, this panorama cup has a mood for every sip! Which one of these three represents your “before coffee” mood? I started with the cat. Then the mouse lying on a…
I envisioned this vase as an abstract dusk—a captured moment of a sun dipping behind a hazy horizon. To find that feeling, I moved away from machines and returned to the rhythm of my own hands. The Beauty of Imperfection The decoration was a physical dance. I manually spun the vase while using a handheld…
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Richmond Potters Club Spring Sale! It was so wonderful to see familiar faces and share my latest work with you all. Your support truly means the world. If you missed me there, I’m thrilled to be heading to the Steveston Spring Craft Fair this…
It has been a while aince my last time making a totoro piece. I have a few 4 inch mugs ready to be used so here I go. This time I imagine a wrap around design that show both sides of the super magical cat bus. Everything in Totoro is magical! I free handed the…
I wanted to create something tall and substantial—the kind of piece that actually invites you to hold it. After making my handle-less Mazinger Z tumbler, I really wanted to shift the focus this time. That handle is the heart of the piece for me. I carved those organic ridges so your fingers naturally find their…
I’ve always been captivated by the shifting tides and the hypnotic, synchronized movement of a school of fish—that fluid dance of many that feels like a single living organism. In this piece, I wanted to capture that pulse. I sculpted the handle to mimic the rugged tools of a fisherman—the toggle of a net or…
For a change of pace—and a bit of a throwback to my early days of exploring pottery—I decided to step away from the experimental and lean into something more traditional. I’ve found that Jade Green is easily one of my favorite glazes for pieces with heavy texture. There’s something timeless about how the glaze pools…
Lately, I’ve been craving something… heavier. Something moody. I wanted to capture that exact, luscious shade of a deep red wine—that perfect Raspberry that looks like it has a hundred stories to tell. These mugs are exactly what I wanted. It’s not just “red”—it’s deep. The bowl was a bit more of a “let’s see…
I dug this one out from a while back. It was an early experiment, trying to see if I could mash up the boxy lines of a Gundam with the flow of totem art. I’ve always been curious why a robot face and a carved mask feel so similar to me. The blue glaze did…