Inspired by her time spent at the dog park, artist Katie Kimmel has sculpted a series of ceramic pups who cheerfully invite us to come to play. The objects feature a variety of breeds—from poodles to Dalmatians to mutts—many of which…
Inspired by her time spent at the dog park, artist Katie Kimmel has sculpted a series of ceramic pups who cheerfully invite us to come to play. The objects feature a variety of breeds—from poodles to Dalmatians to mutts—many of which…
Illustrator Milena (Milo) Hachim has a penchant for quirky character design that is best expressed in three-dimensional forms. Her figures are readers, dreamers, and basketball players. Each piece has the delightful wonkiness that comes from being crafted by hand. Milo…
Artist Elise Lefebvre combines the exacting edges of ceramics with a surface treatment akin to watercolor. Her chunky forms, featuring portraits of animals and people, are expressed with carefree fluidity you’d find in painting. They have diffused edges of colors that…
Artist Lorien Stern is naturally afraid of sharks but has based a large part of her creative practice on forming them from clay. “I like making them look kinda goofy or in bright colors or smiling,” she explains in a documentary…
I love it when illustrators venture into ceramics; their knack for character design and storytelling lend themselves well to the creation of unique objects that bring their 2D world to life. So when I saw Mar Hernández, aka Malota, was…
It’s said that the eyes are a window to the soul. If that’s the case, Helen Hodson’s ceramic creatures convey an unassuming charm that is sure to make you grin. Adorned with painted googly-eyes, the sculptures feature delightfully rotund animals—including…
Artist Bird Can Fox, aka Liz Davies, has a simple formula for creating her illustrated ceramics. “Ceramics + illustration x color + pattern,” she declares. Her creature characters follow this idea, being both functional and charming in their surface decoration.…
Sometimes, an illustration really shines when it finds its right format. Miri Orenstein found this out when taking her work from 2D to 3D. Her black and white ceramics feature striking portraits of women which appear both on mugs as…
Artist Julia Ballenger creates women who are submerged. Whether that’s in a tub for a bath or as part of an optical illusion, the women exercise an inner tranquility. Their peace is a reflection of the peace and love Julia…
One of the ways in which I became obsessed with contemporary planters was through seeing the work of Stella Baggott, aka Atelier Stella. The stylish pots are simple in form but are striking (and adorable) in their surface decoration. Each…