The Garden Variety Potter

The Garden Variety Potter I create handmade objects that renew an everyday appreciation of the work we all do with our hands.

First street fair on the downtown mall… I’m between a nonprofit flower farm and face painting, and it’s a beautiful day ...
05/25/2024

First street fair on the downtown mall… I’m between a nonprofit flower farm and face painting, and it’s a beautiful day to be here.

Wisdom from my favorite poem, To Be Of Use by Marge Piercy.
10/24/2022

Wisdom from my favorite poem, To Be Of Use by Marge Piercy.

Work in the pottery studio and the kitchen and the garden inform one another. This week, our first cultivated shiitake m...
10/14/2022

Work in the pottery studio and the kitchen and the garden inform one another. This week, our first cultivated shiitake mushrooms and our first batch of homemade cheese spark ideas about bowls for ramen and for pasta, and how they are different.

There's a crispness to the morning air that makes me look forward to gathering family around the table, anchored by serv...
10/12/2022

There's a crispness to the morning air that makes me look forward to gathering family around the table, anchored by serving bowls like this one.

Wisdom from Takaezu for this autumn morning.
10/10/2022

Wisdom from Takaezu for this autumn morning.

Two sides of the same bottle. One of the things I love about wood firing is the way you can see the path of the flame ov...
10/05/2022

Two sides of the same bottle. One of the things I love about wood firing is the way you can see the path of the flame over the surface of the clay, and know which side was facing the fire and inundated with ash.

Getting some new pots ready for the First Street Fair downtown on Saturday, hosted by Darling x Dashing Boutique. Loving...
09/08/2022

Getting some new pots ready for the First Street Fair downtown on Saturday, hosted by Darling x Dashing Boutique. Loving these wood fired surfaces!

Lots of new pots are available on the website as of this morning.
09/03/2022

Lots of new pots are available on the website as of this morning.

Everyone’s favorite is back in stock. Dimensions: 3” x 3” x 2.5” Glaze: Natural Wood Ash Firing method: Wood Fired All pottery is dishwasher safe. Gift packaging available.

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