Mountain Craft: Pottery from the Shenandoah Valley
Not all my pottery comes from overseas. It's tempting to think handmade objects require exotic origins. But Americans shape clay too. We always have. We'd taken...
PotteryA collection of 17 posts
Travel stories told through handmade ceramics — one piece, one place, one memory at a time.
Rice Fields and Ritz Nights: A Little Guy from Bali
There was an earthquake one afternoon while I was napping. Magnitude 5.6. I woke up to the bed shaking and thought with complete clarity: this is how it ends....
Northern Light: A Bowl from Stockholm
Stockholm surprised me. I expected cold efficiency, Scandinavian reserve, a city of blonde people minding their own business. What I found was designed within an inch of its life—but...
Hills, Waves, and Ceramics: Pottery from Lisbon and Nazaré
Lisbon is hills. I cannot overstate this. Every direction involves climbing or descending at angles designed to destroy your calves and your confidence simultaneously. I was wrong, of course. The...
Arabic Script and Mountain Views: A Bowl from Amman
I left the bowl in the bathroom at Amman's airport. Set it on the counter while washing my hands, then walked straight to my gate without it. The...