Welcome
I hand-build my pottery so each piece is unique with the charm and character only gained through slab, slump mold, pinch and coil pots. The touch of the hand is visible and palpable in each piece.
glazes herself so she can play with the color, texture and application techniques.
About CBCeramica
Ancient Techniques
Pottery shards are some of the earliest evidence of human civilization. Many of the techniques I use have been used since pre-historic humans were making cooking vessels and sacred figures from clay. This photo for example is large bowl interior rubbed with iron oxide and soda ash.
Organic Look and Feel
I am not a production potter but a hand-builder who never makes two objects the exact same. The character of each piece comes from the touch of the human hand. My goal is always to produce an organic and sensual piece.
Contemporary Aesthetic
Yet the world is always changing and so does our aesthetic. I want to make beautiful objects that evoke the past and present at the same time with reverence for both.
Clay
Clay is born in the core of our planet and erupts to the surface when plates and volcanoes explode through the crust creating mountains which erode into pure porcelain, flow downstream becoming stoneware and into the valley becoming terracotta. Here I have mixed in chunks of rock and sand I collected in Southern Uta
Surface
Pottery starts with clay and typically ends with glaze and in between are oxides, stains, slips, terra sigillatas… all for color and texture. Here you see a handmade stamp pushed into wet clay with an iron oxide wash.
Working With Clay
Clay is luxuriously malleable and humans work it intuitively, following its lead, respecting its boundaries but ultimately making what we need, pots, cups, plates, trays, sacred objects and art.
Training and Learning
Local Pottery Studio
Self-Directed Education
Local Pottery Studio
I have taken pottery classes periodically throughout my life, but it was really at Clay Connection, a local ceramic studio in my hometown of Spokane that I became a potter. I spent three years working full time beside talented and passionate potters, many of whom have been making pottery for years and even decades.
Home Studio
Self-Directed Education
Local Pottery Studio
When my husband, children and I moved to my hometown in 2015 we bought a house from a potter. It was not until our second visit to the home that I found his tucked away studio. It took me a couple years to rebuild it as he sold off all the parts. Now, I have my own studio from which I almost exclusively work.
Self-Directed Education
Self-Directed Education
Self-Directed Education
In my own studio I pursue my ceramic career with renewed bravado. I take risks no one needs to see. I follow my goals and work long hours to meet them. I read books, watch videos and follow and purchase the works of other artists.
How to Order
If you wish to inquire about a commission or purchase existing inventory, you may contact Cappy directly through her email. See link below.