pottery Archives - https://everydaymonkey.com https://everydaymonkey.com Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:36:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://everydaymonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-favicon_wp-32x32.png pottery Archives - https://everydaymonkey.com 32 32 Biggie Ceramic Studio Is Adding a Touch of Animated Magic to Pottery https://everydaymonkey.com/biggie-ceramic-studio-is-adding-a-touch-of-animated-magic-to-pottery-art/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:21:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=22623 One can never have enough mugs, and you’ll be compelled to add another one to your collection after seeing Biggie Ceramic Studio’s amazing creations. Its founder is crafting the most adorable and colorful mugs, inspired by our favorite animated characters. According to the brand’s official website, Biggie is a humble one-woman ceramic studio based in […]

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]]> One can never have enough mugs, and you’ll be compelled to add another one to your collection after seeing Biggie Ceramic Studio’s amazing creations. Its founder is crafting the most adorable and colorful mugs, inspired by our favorite animated characters.

According to the brand’s official website, Biggie is a humble one-woman ceramic studio based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s only been about a year since Biggie started sharing her lively creations with the world, and she built an impressive following in the meantime – with over 75,000 Instagram followers under her belt.

Most of Biggie Ceramic Studio’s creations share one major similarity—they page homage to popular cartoons that we all know and love. You’ll be transported back to your childhood while drinking coffee or tea from one of her mugs and experience the same joy and whimsy that once enchanted you while you watched your favorite childhood cartoons.

Many of her early creations were inspired by Studio Ghibli movies, but she kept branching out while mastering her pottery skills. We’ve seen her make mugs inspired by such pop culture phenomena as SpongeBob SquarePants to Super Mario, and they’re all unique in their own right and handmade with love, in addition to being dishwasher and microwave safe.

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]]> Julia Pilipchatina’s Ceramics Celebrate the Beauty and Fragility of the Natural World https://everydaymonkey.com/julia-pilipchatinas-ceramics-celebrate-the-beauty-and-fragility-of-the-natural-world/ Mon, 08 May 2023 16:24:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=22026 Julia Pilipchatina spent years working as an illustrator before she decided to take a wild leap of faith and give pottery a shot. She quickly fell in love with ceramics and started celebrating the beauty and fragility of the natural world through her delicate porcelain creations. Pilipchatina hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, but she was forced […]

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]]> Julia Pilipchatina spent years working as an illustrator before she decided to take a wild leap of faith and give pottery a shot. She quickly fell in love with ceramics and started celebrating the beauty and fragility of the natural world through her delicate porcelain creations.

Pilipchatina hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, but she was forced to flee her country and move to Belgium after the war broke out. She found a great creative outlet in pottery and started an Instagram page @tiletiletesto, where she’s followed by over 30,000 people.

Most pottery artists can’t imagine working without a wheel, but not Pilipchatina. She developed her own technique which includes hand-painting each piece before firing them up at extreme heat.

“The cycle consists of heating and cooling to room temperature, which means that one firing can last 12 hours. Since the paint is semi-transparent, achieving brightness, depth, and contrast requires many layers, and therefore many firings,” Pilipchatina told Colossal.

She enjoys exploring all sorts of themes through her work, but the beauty of the natural world and our place in it is her favorite subject. Birds and flowers are very common motifs in her work, along with insects, and she used her art to overcome her fear of these curious creators.

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]]> Federica Massimi Will Win You Over With Her Fruit-Inspired Pottery https://everydaymonkey.com/federica-massimi-will-win-you-over-with-her-fruit-inspired-pottery/ Sat, 06 May 2023 12:21:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=21983 Pottery is one of the most versatile art forms, and we’ve seen many talented artists develop their unique personal approach to this craft. Federica Massimi is one of them, and she’s spreading positivity through her colorful pottery, which often resembles the most delicious fruits. Massimi is an Italian pottery artist based in Rome, who discovered […]

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]]> Pottery is one of the most versatile art forms, and we’ve seen many talented artists develop their unique personal approach to this craft. Federica Massimi is one of them, and she’s spreading positivity through her colorful pottery, which often resembles the most delicious fruits.

Massimi is an Italian pottery artist based in Rome, who discovered her love for the ceramic in 2019. She has a background in interior design and she used her talent to create functional and decorative handmade ceramics, ranging from plates and cups to decorative pieces.

She explored many creative venues before giving pottery a shot, and she immediately fell in love because it perfectly mixes sculpture, painting, and interior décor into one. She enjoys creating amusingly imperfect pieces that convey positive emotions.

“I’m fascinated by the contrast of colors and an imperfect and vibrant type of illustration. So my works appear soft and dreamy. Reality and imagination mix to create well-defined shapes supported by a palette full of bright colors,” she explains on her official website.

Massimi’s Instagram page is now followed by over 40,000 people, and she’s best known for her fruit-inspired collection. This line of pottery features ceramic pieces inspired by figs, kiwis, pears, grapefruit, and lemons, and she also has a separate collection inspired by pumpkins.

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]]> Zhu Ohmu is Playing With Gravity Through her Organic Pottery Art https://everydaymonkey.com/zhu-ohmu-is-playing-with-gravity-through-her-organic-pottery-art/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:39:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=20082 Artists sometimes have to break every rule in the book to create something truly amazing—and that’s exactly what Zhu Ohmu is doing. The self-taught ceramicist is defying the rules of gravity and pushing boundaries in the world of pottery with her amazing works of art. Ohmu graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in […]

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]]> Artists sometimes have to break every rule in the book to create something truly amazing—and that’s exactly what Zhu Ohmu is doing. The self-taught ceramicist is defying the rules of gravity and pushing boundaries in the world of pottery with her amazing works of art.

Ohmu graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, Australia, mostly focusing on painting and drawing during her studies. She decided to shift the gears after experiencing a creative block and decided to explore more tactile mediums due to her endless fascination with the intimacy of touch.

She became a self-taught artist and developed a whole new language of ceramic art through experimentation. Since everything in life falls apart, she embraces pottery with that same approach, making uneven and wonky ceramic vases that prove there’s beauty to be found in imperfection.

“They arise intuitively like this – fallen, crooked – the forms seem to flow and descend inwards. Dictated by the weight of the wet clay, these vessels are often pushed to their structural limits and many have collapsed,” the artist told L’Officiel Singapore.

Since making her shift to ceramic art, Ohmu participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and won several awards for her work. She also founded an online platform Women In Contemporary Art, which promotes the works of female artists.

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]]> This Ceramic Artist Explores Life’s Richness and Fragility https://everydaymonkey.com/this-ceramic-artist-explores-lifes-richness-and-fragility/ Tue, 12 May 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=8350 Judging by her resume, Judi Tavill was destined to become an artist. Born in 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she received her BFA in Fashion Design from the Washington University in Saint Louis in 1990 and achieved success as a fashion and textile print designer. But a need for a more artistic – less commercial – […]

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]]> Judging by her resume, Judi Tavill was destined to become an artist. Born in 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she received her BFA in Fashion Design from the Washington University in Saint Louis in 1990 and achieved success as a fashion and textile print designer. But a need for a more artistic – less commercial – course of action led her to switch gears, and after delving into various mediums, she finally landed on clay in 2003. 

“Using a personal visual vocabulary, I explore life’s richness and fragility,” she explains on her website, “focusing on the interplay between deeply carved lines of undulating curves and rich hand texturing that pierces and prods through the clay’s surface.” Her artistic process relies on preparation and planning as well as improvisation.

Years of experimenting with clay resulted in a unique creative language, one she has become recognized for around the world. When looked at from afar, her ceramic vessels remind of corals in terms of shape and texture. According to Tavill, their distinct texture was first inspired by other forms in nature (that don’t include corals). “I absolutely am inspired by nature as well as architecture, design, and culture,” she told Monmouth Arts. “I work to abstract what I am inspired by and incorporate form or color or construction in my work without necessarily creating a direct reference.”

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💥HAPPENING NOW 💥on the @artfulhome website! NEWLY UPLOADED WORK🙌🏼(I bet this was the last thing you expected😲! Here is your CHANCE 🍀to purchase 🛍a unique piece of #ceramicart from me 🙋🏻‍♀️ BEFORE the #FUNCTIONALART 🤔is all gone! These have never been seen! Ombre-like. Blues AND some other goodies🤫. You can click 📲through my “shop galleries” on my website (in bio)💻 OR search🔎 “judi tavill” on @artfulhome… MAYBE, JUST MAYBE you got 💵 over the holidays! Or EVEN BETTER, a bonus💵💵💵? Not me💸… don’t be sad. I’m good!!! 🍾🥂These are pretty special… if you like this sort of thing!🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for reading my silly post (and all of my silly posts) with my goofy emoji-mayhem!🤪. #ceramics #vase #bluevase #ombre #ceramicart #coral #coastaldecor #contemporaryceramics #beachhouse #beachdecor #clay #pottery #potteryvase #weddinggift

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]]> This Ceramic Artist Proves That You Don’t Have to Make It Big https://everydaymonkey.com/this-ceramic-artist-proves-that-you-dont-have-to-make-it-big/ Sat, 09 May 2020 14:19:00 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=8332 Jon Almeda ceramic practice is aligned with nature. Or perhaps: an homage to it. The cool dark waters and tall evergreens of the Pacific Northwest and the luscious flora and textures of the ocean in Hawaii, provide inspirations for his color choices and textures. Nature also provides the backdrop of his work. Having created his […]

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]]> Jon Almeda ceramic practice is aligned with nature. Or perhaps: an homage to it. The cool dark waters and tall evergreens of the Pacific Northwest and the luscious flora and textures of the ocean in Hawaii, provide inspirations for his color choices and textures. Nature also provides the backdrop of his work. Having created his own small portable pottery wheel, Almeda takes his studio outdoors, creating his unique pieces in the open air and capturing the meditative process in short videos shared online.

But Almeda’s ceramic art doesn’t only stand out in terms of scenery. It’s its size that really knocks it out of the park. A self-taught artist, after years of creating large scale pieces, he realized inspiration can also be found in smaller scales. Having tested different clay bodies, made his own tools, and tried new techniques, with each piece Almeda refined the art of miniature pottery.

After 17 years of creating miniatures, Almeda is still challenging himself to improve and to try new things with each kiln load. His finished pieces are often photographed besides items like coins and pencils so as to highlight their small scale. You’d want to follow his Instagram page.

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I get a lot of comments and messages asking if my #pleinairpottery videos are green screen, or if they are actually shot on location. I got to thinking and realized I’m not sure that I ever fully addressed it here on Instagram. The first timelapse I ever shot was for my students, simply to show the transformation of a piece in a condensed time frame. As I reviewed that video for the first time I realized the chalkboard and fluorescent lights weren’t doing it for me. I thought that it would be really cool to shoot them outside and capture the movement of the environment as well. After a couple of different prototypes I was able to make my curio wheel battery powered and the plein air was born. So long answer, yes all these videos are shot on location. I feel very lucky to have been able to travel and shoot so many different places. This one here I didn’t have to go far, right outside my front door, looking out at the Ko’olau Mountain range. #whpmotion

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Which one do you like better, 1 or 2?

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]]> This 1300 Years Old Japanese Pottery is Mesmerizing https://everydaymonkey.com/this-1300-years-old-japanese-pottery-is-mesmerizing/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:28:56 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=4472 If you love art and history, you’ll love Nerikomi, a 1,300 years old pottery style originating in Japan. Unlike other forms of pottery, Nerikomi doesn’t involve painting over the pots once they’re dry. Instead, Nerikomi potters stack up slabs of painted clay one on top of another to create patterns in the clay itself. Once […]

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]]> If you love art and history, you’ll love Nerikomi, a 1,300 years old pottery style originating in Japan.

Unlike other forms of pottery, Nerikomi doesn’t involve painting over the pots once they’re dry. Instead, Nerikomi potters stack up slabs of painted clay one on top of another to create patterns in the clay itself. Once the slabs are stacked together, they’re sliced into tiny slabs to reveal the pattern.

The art is stunning, but it’s also more than a thousand years old, which might make it less appealing to younger generations. That’s why Japanese potter Tomoro Mizuno is giving his Nerikomi pots a modern twist.

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焼けました🐼 . . I will exhibit and sell at Takashimaya, Kyoto from September 4th to 10th. , 京都タカシマヤへ持っていきます🐼 . 9月4日(水)→10日(火). . 京都タカシマヤ 6階和洋食器・台所用品売場にて展示販売します。. . 4日(水)、7日(土)、8日(日)は会場にいます。(16時頃まで) また、土日は各日11時〜12時、14時〜15時の間実演する予定です。. . ※最終日は17時までです。 #せともの #瀬戸物 #セトモノ #瀬戸市 #練り込み技法 #練り込み #練り上げ #ceramic #pottery #nerikomi #neriage #水野智路 #模様 #coloredclay #パターン #pattern #art #clay #artwork #tomoro #パンダ #panda #🐼 #ピンク #pink

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Tomoro is a third-generation potter – he was taught pottery and Nerikomi by his father, who in turn learned it for his father. But Tomoro is a young artist with a fresh perspective that he tries to bring into his art. That’s why alongside traditional Nerikomi patterns he’s also making pots with robots, cute animals and funny characters patterns. He’s trying to create pottery that people of his generation and young would appreciate.

And he’s doing something right, because his pottery is incredibly popular across Japan, and he has a huge following on social media, with 175k followers. But that’s not surprising, because his pottery is a real eye-candy, and anybody can find a design of his they love.

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]]> Sandra Apperloo’s “The Pottery Parade” Collection is Adorable https://everydaymonkey.com/sandra-apperloos-the-pottery-parade-collection-is-adorable/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:58 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=3833 Sandra Apperloo, the creator of the blog Artistic Moods and artist, creates these cute plates, pots, and cups that she sells in her Etsy Shop. Her Instagram page, The Pottery Parade, has close to 50k followers right now and we’re not surprised; we fell in love with her work as soon as we saw it. […]

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]]> Sandra Apperloo, the creator of the blog Artistic Moods and artist, creates these cute plates, pots, and cups that she sells in her Etsy Shop. Her Instagram page, The Pottery Parade, has close to 50k followers right now and we’re not surprised; we fell in love with her work as soon as we saw it.

Apperloo is located in the Netherlands, in the city of Utrecht. As we read on her Instagram page, she’s a “lover of all things artsy and potter at The Pottery Parade.” Right now, there are no available products on her Etsy, but she’s working hard to create a new collection for her many fan followers. We recommend following her on Instagram if you want to get updates about the new collection or simply to enjoy her wonderful art.

What do you think about her work? All we know is that we’d love to have every single piece she’s made so far and some more on top of that! Scroll down to see some of the plates, cups, and pots she made.

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When new ceramics are ready I usually have one of two favorite pieces and they are often ones in which I have tried out something different. In the collection that I unloaded from my kiln this morning this little bowl was peeking back at me and I was thrilled with how she turned out! The dots on the leaves took me forever and with pieces like this I always get a bit nervous that something unexpected happens during the firing, but the feeling I get from seeing them like this afterwards is so worth it! 😄 I named her Frederique and she will be included in a new shop update this Sunday at 8 pm, Central European Summer time. The update will include pots only (but I'm hoping to add new jewelry dishes next time!) #ceramics #pottery #handmade #bowl #ceramicart #ceramiclife #loveceramic #homedecor #homedeco #clay

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UPDATE: all the pots are now sold. A big thank you to those who made a purchase tonight. A new update will follow soon! There was another delay at Etsy which meant that the items didn't load right away for many people and I'm sorry about that. I'm working hard on getting my own webshop ready and hope to move there soon. Happy Sunday! //// I have added the previews in my Instagram stories and am all ready for tonight's shop update 😄 Looking forward to it! You'll find the link to the shop in my bio. Note: I always publish the items at the exact time that I announce my update but as some of you may have noticed, sometimes there is a delay of a few minutes before the items become visible in the shop. With the update I had last week it took about 8 minutes before they popped on my screen and I understand that this can be frustrating! Unfortunately this is a problem at Etsy that I cannot control so I hope it wont bother us tonight. I am currently setting up a shop and website elsewhere and hope to sell my pots from there soon! Happy Sunday! #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #clay #clayplay #ceramiclife #potterylove #handmade #handpainted #homedecor #forthehome #ceramicart

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A favorite from my last collection of pots, called Femke. This girl is sold and now I have started working on long vases and jewelry dishes again. Can't wait to see them when they are finished!! // Also I just wanted to say a few more things about the last shop updates. I know that they have been very hectic and that there have been delays with the listings showing up for lots of people. I'm quite bummed about this. As I have mentioned before I am currently setting up my own website and shop but as I expect that it will still take a bit before it's ready (I'm working on it between my studio moments) any shop updates before then will only be pre announced in my mailing. I hope this will take the pressure off a bit and give people some more time to browse though the items. In case you haven't subscribed yet, you can find a link to the page in my bio (and just so you know, no shop update has been scheduled for this Sunday! I will be announcing a new one next week:) In case that for some reason you can't leave your email on the page, you can send your email at thepotteryparade@gmail.com and I'll add you to the list. Thank you for your enthusiasm and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend coming up! ❤ (Here in Holland it's raining again and I'm kind of enjoying it 😏) #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #paintedpots #handmade #planter #homedecor #homedeco #clayplay #ceramiclife #facepots

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> pottery Archives - https://everydaymonkey.com https://everydaymonkey.com Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:36:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://everydaymonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-favicon_wp-32x32.png pottery Archives - https://everydaymonkey.com 32 32 Biggie Ceramic Studio Is Adding a Touch of Animated Magic to Pottery https://everydaymonkey.com/biggie-ceramic-studio-is-adding-a-touch-of-animated-magic-to-pottery-art/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:21:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=22623 One can never have enough mugs, and you’ll be compelled to add another one to your collection after seeing Biggie Ceramic Studio’s amazing creations. Its founder is crafting the most adorable and colorful mugs, inspired by our favorite animated characters. According to the brand’s official website, Biggie is a humble one-woman ceramic studio based in […]

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]]> One can never have enough mugs, and you’ll be compelled to add another one to your collection after seeing Biggie Ceramic Studio’s amazing creations. Its founder is crafting the most adorable and colorful mugs, inspired by our favorite animated characters.

According to the brand’s official website, Biggie is a humble one-woman ceramic studio based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s only been about a year since Biggie started sharing her lively creations with the world, and she built an impressive following in the meantime – with over 75,000 Instagram followers under her belt.

Most of Biggie Ceramic Studio’s creations share one major similarity—they page homage to popular cartoons that we all know and love. You’ll be transported back to your childhood while drinking coffee or tea from one of her mugs and experience the same joy and whimsy that once enchanted you while you watched your favorite childhood cartoons.

Many of her early creations were inspired by Studio Ghibli movies, but she kept branching out while mastering her pottery skills. We’ve seen her make mugs inspired by such pop culture phenomena as SpongeBob SquarePants to Super Mario, and they’re all unique in their own right and handmade with love, in addition to being dishwasher and microwave safe.

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]]> Julia Pilipchatina’s Ceramics Celebrate the Beauty and Fragility of the Natural World https://everydaymonkey.com/julia-pilipchatinas-ceramics-celebrate-the-beauty-and-fragility-of-the-natural-world/ Mon, 08 May 2023 16:24:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=22026 Julia Pilipchatina spent years working as an illustrator before she decided to take a wild leap of faith and give pottery a shot. She quickly fell in love with ceramics and started celebrating the beauty and fragility of the natural world through her delicate porcelain creations. Pilipchatina hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, but she was forced […]

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]]> Julia Pilipchatina spent years working as an illustrator before she decided to take a wild leap of faith and give pottery a shot. She quickly fell in love with ceramics and started celebrating the beauty and fragility of the natural world through her delicate porcelain creations.

Pilipchatina hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, but she was forced to flee her country and move to Belgium after the war broke out. She found a great creative outlet in pottery and started an Instagram page @tiletiletesto, where she’s followed by over 30,000 people.

Most pottery artists can’t imagine working without a wheel, but not Pilipchatina. She developed her own technique which includes hand-painting each piece before firing them up at extreme heat.

“The cycle consists of heating and cooling to room temperature, which means that one firing can last 12 hours. Since the paint is semi-transparent, achieving brightness, depth, and contrast requires many layers, and therefore many firings,” Pilipchatina told Colossal.

She enjoys exploring all sorts of themes through her work, but the beauty of the natural world and our place in it is her favorite subject. Birds and flowers are very common motifs in her work, along with insects, and she used her art to overcome her fear of these curious creators.

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]]> Federica Massimi Will Win You Over With Her Fruit-Inspired Pottery https://everydaymonkey.com/federica-massimi-will-win-you-over-with-her-fruit-inspired-pottery/ Sat, 06 May 2023 12:21:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=21983 Pottery is one of the most versatile art forms, and we’ve seen many talented artists develop their unique personal approach to this craft. Federica Massimi is one of them, and she’s spreading positivity through her colorful pottery, which often resembles the most delicious fruits. Massimi is an Italian pottery artist based in Rome, who discovered […]

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]]> Pottery is one of the most versatile art forms, and we’ve seen many talented artists develop their unique personal approach to this craft. Federica Massimi is one of them, and she’s spreading positivity through her colorful pottery, which often resembles the most delicious fruits.

Massimi is an Italian pottery artist based in Rome, who discovered her love for the ceramic in 2019. She has a background in interior design and she used her talent to create functional and decorative handmade ceramics, ranging from plates and cups to decorative pieces.

She explored many creative venues before giving pottery a shot, and she immediately fell in love because it perfectly mixes sculpture, painting, and interior décor into one. She enjoys creating amusingly imperfect pieces that convey positive emotions.

“I’m fascinated by the contrast of colors and an imperfect and vibrant type of illustration. So my works appear soft and dreamy. Reality and imagination mix to create well-defined shapes supported by a palette full of bright colors,” she explains on her official website.

Massimi’s Instagram page is now followed by over 40,000 people, and she’s best known for her fruit-inspired collection. This line of pottery features ceramic pieces inspired by figs, kiwis, pears, grapefruit, and lemons, and she also has a separate collection inspired by pumpkins.

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]]> Zhu Ohmu is Playing With Gravity Through her Organic Pottery Art https://everydaymonkey.com/zhu-ohmu-is-playing-with-gravity-through-her-organic-pottery-art/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:39:00 +0000 https://everydaymonkey.com/?p=20082 Artists sometimes have to break every rule in the book to create something truly amazing—and that’s exactly what Zhu Ohmu is doing. The self-taught ceramicist is defying the rules of gravity and pushing boundaries in the world of pottery with her amazing works of art. Ohmu graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in […]

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]]> Artists sometimes have to break every rule in the book to create something truly amazing—and that’s exactly what Zhu Ohmu is doing. The self-taught ceramicist is defying the rules of gravity and pushing boundaries in the world of pottery with her amazing works of art.

Ohmu graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, Australia, mostly focusing on painting and drawing during her studies. She decided to shift the gears after experiencing a creative block and decided to explore more tactile mediums due to her endless fascination with the intimacy of touch.

She became a self-taught artist and developed a whole new language of ceramic art through experimentation. Since everything in life falls apart, she embraces pottery with that same approach, making uneven and wonky ceramic vases that prove there’s beauty to be found in imperfection.

“They arise intuitively like this – fallen, crooked – the forms seem to flow and descend inwards. Dictated by the weight of the wet clay, these vessels are often pushed to their structural limits and many have collapsed,” the artist told L’Officiel Singapore.

Since making her shift to ceramic art, Ohmu participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and won several awards for her work. She also founded an online platform Women In Contemporary Art, which promotes the works of female artists.

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]]> This Ceramic Artist Explores Life’s Richness and Fragility https://everydaymonkey.com/this-ceramic-artist-explores-lifes-richness-and-fragility/ Tue, 12 May 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=8350 Judging by her resume, Judi Tavill was destined to become an artist. Born in 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she received her BFA in Fashion Design from the Washington University in Saint Louis in 1990 and achieved success as a fashion and textile print designer. But a need for a more artistic – less commercial – […]

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]]> Judging by her resume, Judi Tavill was destined to become an artist. Born in 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she received her BFA in Fashion Design from the Washington University in Saint Louis in 1990 and achieved success as a fashion and textile print designer. But a need for a more artistic – less commercial – course of action led her to switch gears, and after delving into various mediums, she finally landed on clay in 2003. 

“Using a personal visual vocabulary, I explore life’s richness and fragility,” she explains on her website, “focusing on the interplay between deeply carved lines of undulating curves and rich hand texturing that pierces and prods through the clay’s surface.” Her artistic process relies on preparation and planning as well as improvisation.

Years of experimenting with clay resulted in a unique creative language, one she has become recognized for around the world. When looked at from afar, her ceramic vessels remind of corals in terms of shape and texture. According to Tavill, their distinct texture was first inspired by other forms in nature (that don’t include corals). “I absolutely am inspired by nature as well as architecture, design, and culture,” she told Monmouth Arts. “I work to abstract what I am inspired by and incorporate form or color or construction in my work without necessarily creating a direct reference.”

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💥HAPPENING NOW 💥on the @artfulhome website! NEWLY UPLOADED WORK🙌🏼(I bet this was the last thing you expected😲! Here is your CHANCE 🍀to purchase 🛍a unique piece of #ceramicart from me 🙋🏻‍♀️ BEFORE the #FUNCTIONALART 🤔is all gone! These have never been seen! Ombre-like. Blues AND some other goodies🤫. You can click 📲through my “shop galleries” on my website (in bio)💻 OR search🔎 “judi tavill” on @artfulhome… MAYBE, JUST MAYBE you got 💵 over the holidays! Or EVEN BETTER, a bonus💵💵💵? Not me💸… don’t be sad. I’m good!!! 🍾🥂These are pretty special… if you like this sort of thing!🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for reading my silly post (and all of my silly posts) with my goofy emoji-mayhem!🤪. #ceramics #vase #bluevase #ombre #ceramicart #coral #coastaldecor #contemporaryceramics #beachhouse #beachdecor #clay #pottery #potteryvase #weddinggift

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]]> This Ceramic Artist Proves That You Don’t Have to Make It Big https://everydaymonkey.com/this-ceramic-artist-proves-that-you-dont-have-to-make-it-big/ Sat, 09 May 2020 14:19:00 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=8332 Jon Almeda ceramic practice is aligned with nature. Or perhaps: an homage to it. The cool dark waters and tall evergreens of the Pacific Northwest and the luscious flora and textures of the ocean in Hawaii, provide inspirations for his color choices and textures. Nature also provides the backdrop of his work. Having created his […]

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]]> Jon Almeda ceramic practice is aligned with nature. Or perhaps: an homage to it. The cool dark waters and tall evergreens of the Pacific Northwest and the luscious flora and textures of the ocean in Hawaii, provide inspirations for his color choices and textures. Nature also provides the backdrop of his work. Having created his own small portable pottery wheel, Almeda takes his studio outdoors, creating his unique pieces in the open air and capturing the meditative process in short videos shared online.

But Almeda’s ceramic art doesn’t only stand out in terms of scenery. It’s its size that really knocks it out of the park. A self-taught artist, after years of creating large scale pieces, he realized inspiration can also be found in smaller scales. Having tested different clay bodies, made his own tools, and tried new techniques, with each piece Almeda refined the art of miniature pottery.

After 17 years of creating miniatures, Almeda is still challenging himself to improve and to try new things with each kiln load. His finished pieces are often photographed besides items like coins and pencils so as to highlight their small scale. You’d want to follow his Instagram page.

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I get a lot of comments and messages asking if my #pleinairpottery videos are green screen, or if they are actually shot on location. I got to thinking and realized I’m not sure that I ever fully addressed it here on Instagram. The first timelapse I ever shot was for my students, simply to show the transformation of a piece in a condensed time frame. As I reviewed that video for the first time I realized the chalkboard and fluorescent lights weren’t doing it for me. I thought that it would be really cool to shoot them outside and capture the movement of the environment as well. After a couple of different prototypes I was able to make my curio wheel battery powered and the plein air was born. So long answer, yes all these videos are shot on location. I feel very lucky to have been able to travel and shoot so many different places. This one here I didn’t have to go far, right outside my front door, looking out at the Ko’olau Mountain range. #whpmotion

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Which one do you like better, 1 or 2?

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]]> This 1300 Years Old Japanese Pottery is Mesmerizing https://everydaymonkey.com/this-1300-years-old-japanese-pottery-is-mesmerizing/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:28:56 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=4472 If you love art and history, you’ll love Nerikomi, a 1,300 years old pottery style originating in Japan. Unlike other forms of pottery, Nerikomi doesn’t involve painting over the pots once they’re dry. Instead, Nerikomi potters stack up slabs of painted clay one on top of another to create patterns in the clay itself. Once […]

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]]> If you love art and history, you’ll love Nerikomi, a 1,300 years old pottery style originating in Japan.

Unlike other forms of pottery, Nerikomi doesn’t involve painting over the pots once they’re dry. Instead, Nerikomi potters stack up slabs of painted clay one on top of another to create patterns in the clay itself. Once the slabs are stacked together, they’re sliced into tiny slabs to reveal the pattern.

The art is stunning, but it’s also more than a thousand years old, which might make it less appealing to younger generations. That’s why Japanese potter Tomoro Mizuno is giving his Nerikomi pots a modern twist.

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焼けました🐼 . . I will exhibit and sell at Takashimaya, Kyoto from September 4th to 10th. , 京都タカシマヤへ持っていきます🐼 . 9月4日(水)→10日(火). . 京都タカシマヤ 6階和洋食器・台所用品売場にて展示販売します。. . 4日(水)、7日(土)、8日(日)は会場にいます。(16時頃まで) また、土日は各日11時〜12時、14時〜15時の間実演する予定です。. . ※最終日は17時までです。 #せともの #瀬戸物 #セトモノ #瀬戸市 #練り込み技法 #練り込み #練り上げ #ceramic #pottery #nerikomi #neriage #水野智路 #模様 #coloredclay #パターン #pattern #art #clay #artwork #tomoro #パンダ #panda #🐼 #ピンク #pink

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Tomoro is a third-generation potter – he was taught pottery and Nerikomi by his father, who in turn learned it for his father. But Tomoro is a young artist with a fresh perspective that he tries to bring into his art. That’s why alongside traditional Nerikomi patterns he’s also making pots with robots, cute animals and funny characters patterns. He’s trying to create pottery that people of his generation and young would appreciate.

And he’s doing something right, because his pottery is incredibly popular across Japan, and he has a huge following on social media, with 175k followers. But that’s not surprising, because his pottery is a real eye-candy, and anybody can find a design of his they love.

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]]> Sandra Apperloo’s “The Pottery Parade” Collection is Adorable https://everydaymonkey.com/sandra-apperloos-the-pottery-parade-collection-is-adorable/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:58 +0000 https://stagingemd2.wpengine.com/?p=3833 Sandra Apperloo, the creator of the blog Artistic Moods and artist, creates these cute plates, pots, and cups that she sells in her Etsy Shop. Her Instagram page, The Pottery Parade, has close to 50k followers right now and we’re not surprised; we fell in love with her work as soon as we saw it. […]

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]]> Sandra Apperloo, the creator of the blog Artistic Moods and artist, creates these cute plates, pots, and cups that she sells in her Etsy Shop. Her Instagram page, The Pottery Parade, has close to 50k followers right now and we’re not surprised; we fell in love with her work as soon as we saw it.

Apperloo is located in the Netherlands, in the city of Utrecht. As we read on her Instagram page, she’s a “lover of all things artsy and potter at The Pottery Parade.” Right now, there are no available products on her Etsy, but she’s working hard to create a new collection for her many fan followers. We recommend following her on Instagram if you want to get updates about the new collection or simply to enjoy her wonderful art.

What do you think about her work? All we know is that we’d love to have every single piece she’s made so far and some more on top of that! Scroll down to see some of the plates, cups, and pots she made.

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When new ceramics are ready I usually have one of two favorite pieces and they are often ones in which I have tried out something different. In the collection that I unloaded from my kiln this morning this little bowl was peeking back at me and I was thrilled with how she turned out! The dots on the leaves took me forever and with pieces like this I always get a bit nervous that something unexpected happens during the firing, but the feeling I get from seeing them like this afterwards is so worth it! 😄 I named her Frederique and she will be included in a new shop update this Sunday at 8 pm, Central European Summer time. The update will include pots only (but I'm hoping to add new jewelry dishes next time!) #ceramics #pottery #handmade #bowl #ceramicart #ceramiclife #loveceramic #homedecor #homedeco #clay

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UPDATE: all the pots are now sold. A big thank you to those who made a purchase tonight. A new update will follow soon! There was another delay at Etsy which meant that the items didn't load right away for many people and I'm sorry about that. I'm working hard on getting my own webshop ready and hope to move there soon. Happy Sunday! //// I have added the previews in my Instagram stories and am all ready for tonight's shop update 😄 Looking forward to it! You'll find the link to the shop in my bio. Note: I always publish the items at the exact time that I announce my update but as some of you may have noticed, sometimes there is a delay of a few minutes before the items become visible in the shop. With the update I had last week it took about 8 minutes before they popped on my screen and I understand that this can be frustrating! Unfortunately this is a problem at Etsy that I cannot control so I hope it wont bother us tonight. I am currently setting up a shop and website elsewhere and hope to sell my pots from there soon! Happy Sunday! #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #clay #clayplay #ceramiclife #potterylove #handmade #handpainted #homedecor #forthehome #ceramicart

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A favorite from my last collection of pots, called Femke. This girl is sold and now I have started working on long vases and jewelry dishes again. Can't wait to see them when they are finished!! // Also I just wanted to say a few more things about the last shop updates. I know that they have been very hectic and that there have been delays with the listings showing up for lots of people. I'm quite bummed about this. As I have mentioned before I am currently setting up my own website and shop but as I expect that it will still take a bit before it's ready (I'm working on it between my studio moments) any shop updates before then will only be pre announced in my mailing. I hope this will take the pressure off a bit and give people some more time to browse though the items. In case you haven't subscribed yet, you can find a link to the page in my bio (and just so you know, no shop update has been scheduled for this Sunday! I will be announcing a new one next week:) In case that for some reason you can't leave your email on the page, you can send your email at thepotteryparade@gmail.com and I'll add you to the list. Thank you for your enthusiasm and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend coming up! ❤ (Here in Holland it's raining again and I'm kind of enjoying it 😏) #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #paintedpots #handmade #planter #homedecor #homedeco #clayplay #ceramiclife #facepots

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