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Gorgeous, earthy everyday handmade vases would fit in any decor. Viki, from Cool Clay Pots, also makes some very interesting kitchen cookware but we think that her vases by far are her specialty. We struggled out of more than half a dozen photos to select which one would accompany this text because all of them were great and unique in their own way.
If you like the vase in the photo at right you need to visit her site to see the rest of the collection available for purchase.
Read the excerpt below from Viki's website.... www.CoolClayPots.com
In the Sierra Foothills, near the small community of Cool, California and nestled among the Heritage oak and pine is Vicki Calhoon’s studio. Here Vicki spends hours creating unique, functional, kitchen pottery and decorative “Saggar Fired” vases.
Vicki’s Saggar Fired vases are very unique. There is no actual glaze, rather a fuming process. After the initial bisque firing, each piece is placed in its own chamber containing sawdust, salt and copper carbonate. They are fired in a Raku kiln. As the sawdust burns, it fumes colors and patterns into the clay body. Each piece is uniquely different.
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Beautiful and vibrant. Perfect combination of coloring and patterns turning a simple handmade plate into a work of art. Looks to good to eat off of. :) At least to me it does. - Ben
Read the excerpt below from Bill Campbell Studio's website and visit to see more handmade pottery from this artist.
Bill Campbell has been a potter for over 30 years. Across the country, his porcelain is admired for it's spectacular color and elegant, crisp forms... each piece maintaining some of the energy of its creator. The glazes dance with surprising vibrancy in unexpected patterns. functional pots become little moments of celebration within the day to day routine.
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Handmade Pottery: Mugs
Tall and Sturdy functional pottery mugs handmade in the Mountains of West Virginia.
From the potter's web site...
At our studio you will find a wide selection of functional, wheel thrown, handcrafted stoneware and handmade ceramics. We are located in south central West Virginia between Fayetteville and Summersville one quarter mile from US route 19 on Mount Lookout Road and five miles north of the US RT 19 and US RT 60 intersection in Hico, WV. We mostly work similar to an assembly line. You will see each of us doing what ever job needs done: throwing, trimming, adding handles and adornments, waxing and glazing. We are proud of our work and a visit to our studio will let you learn, first hand, how and why we make pieces a certain way and what we like about all the items.
Visit this link to view the other handmade pottery from this studio.
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Handmade Pottery: Mugs
Handmade pottery, original design and individually signed. Modern appearance but with simple classic lines. Interesting bowls with hand painted cat designs, jars, jugs, teapots, platters and more.
From the potter's web site...
They ain't heavy
They're my mugs...
The latest research shows that regular exercise and lifting weights is beneficial to our overall health, however coffee mugs were not part of this study. How heavy or how thick pottery mugs should be is a question of skill and aesthetic preference. What is more important when choosing mugs is equal weight distribution from top to bottom.
These mugs are available in regular and large size.
Visit this link to view the other handmade pottery from this studio.
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 Handmade Pottery: Bowls
Read this interesting perspective from potter David Norton. Visit his website to see more of his unique and attractive handmade pottery.
To a potter, making bowls is like a musician practicing his scales. It’s fundamental. The more you make, the better they get, for infinity. I love making bowls because people hold them, use them, and make them part of their daily lives.
My small individual bowls are not symmetrical because neither is your hand. There is a natural way my handmade stoneware bowls snuggle into your hand. They’re perfect for cereal, soup, ice cream, rice, and anything delicious. Serving bowls are generously shaped and well balanced with ample rims for easy handling and extra durability. They come in sizes to accommodate snap peas for two or potato salad for forty.
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Handmade Pottery: Bowls
These handmade pottery bowls created by Ellen Grenadier are a beautiful example of handcrafted and truly unique pottery. While this handmade pottery may be functional is also worthy of a coffee table centerpiece or a collectible in a display case.
Visit this potter's website to see their other handmade pottery.
Ellen Grenadier has been making tableware, custom tiles, and murals for over 30 years. Ten years ago, she moved her studio and gallery to the Berkshires. Her current work is stoneware that incorporates impressions of leaves in elegant bowls, plates, sushi platters, dinnerware, tea service, vases and more, all glazed with natural cobalt blues, copper greens and ambers made from iron. Her work is a stylish blend of well crafted refined form and rich surfaces that are alive with subtle texture and colors.
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