even though ceramics and pottery have been around since like, what, the caveman days, i feel like it’s been having this real renaissance of late. perhaps it’s all the open shelving popping up in kitchens everywhere — people feel the need to share their ceramic collections much more, well, openly. they’re taking pride in their new and vintage stoneware and pottery and collecting new pieces to add to their already existing pieces. i know i’ve been doing it for a while now, too. i went through a phase where all i wanted was white pottery, then it was black pieces from places like Oaxaca. now it’s a combination of both with some neutral earthware thrown in for good measure.
it also seems like a lot more artisans are making pottery and ceramics and amateurs are taking on the hobby, too. it seems so therapeutic, so i can see why. i know quite a few people who have started creating their own beautiful collections — take professional photographers lily glass and sharon montrose, for instance. both have begun their own pottery practice, and lily is currently selling her pieces at oh joy!. my friend natalie shriver, a well-known prop stylist also makes incredible ceramics (if you’re in L.A. — she sells them at Now Serving in chinatown and has a pop-up at twig & twine on march 17). i’m carrying a lot of vintage pieces we’ve found in france, too. other favorite sources are elsie green (for vintage stoneware), sara paloma, bailey doesn’t bark, pigeon toe ceramics, song tea & ceramics — honestly my favorites go on and on. they’re all so uniquely beautiful — i hope you’ll hunt down some favorites and start a collection of your own.
even though ceramics and pottery have been around since like, what, the caveman days, i feel like it’s been having this real renaissance of late. perhaps it’s all the open shelving popping up in kitchens everywhere — people feel the need to share their ceramic collections much more, well, openly. they’re taking pride in their new and vintage stoneware and pottery and collecting new pieces to add to their already existing pieces. i know i’ve been doing it for a while now, too. i went through a phase where all i wanted was white pottery, then it was black pieces from places like Oaxaca. now it’s a combination of both with some neutral earthware thrown in for good measure.
it also seems like a lot more artisans are making pottery and ceramics and amateurs are taking on the hobby, too. it seems so therapeutic, so i can see why. i know quite a few people who have started creating their own beautiful collections — take professional photographers lily glass and sharon montrose, for instance. both have begun their own pottery practice, and lily is currently selling her pieces at oh joy!. my friend natalie shriver, a well-known prop stylist also makes incredible ceramics (if you’re in L.A. — she sells them at Now Serving in chinatown and has a pop-up at twig & twine on march 17). i’m carrying a lot of vintage pieces we’ve found in france, too. other favorite sources are elsie green (for vintage stoneware), sara paloma, bailey doesn’t bark, pigeon toe ceramics, song tea & ceramics — honestly my favorites go on and on. they’re all so uniquely beautiful — i hope you’ll hunt down some favorites and start a collection of your own.