Spring is here, and the vases are out! Whether you’re cutting from the garden or picking up a bunch on the way home, the right vessel makes all the difference. From funky sculptural forms to quietly functional pieces, here are four ceramicists worth appreciating:
Sasha Court
Sasha Court is a ceramicist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who hand-builds voluminous stoneware vessels using the coil technique, working from the bottom up without a plan. She treats each form as a canvas for experimental glaze work, leaning into drips, textures and the charm that comes with building by hand.
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Jennifer King
Jennifer King (Jenking Studio) works out of Los Angeles making functional and sculptural ceramics populated with characters, faces, florals, insects and animals. Her vessels have a wonderfully uneven, hand-built quality to them — nothing is perfectly balanced, and that is entirely the point.
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Vanessa Lim Shu Yi
Vanessa Lim Shu Yi is a London-based ceramicist originally from Singapore, whose wheel-thrown pieces play with traditional forms with a contemporary edge. Drawing on her East and South East Asian heritage, her work is clean and considered, with subtle glaze finishes and a satisfying smoothness that makes them irresistible.
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Frances Palmer
Trained as an art historian, Frances Palmer has been making ceramics from her Connecticut studio since 1987, working across porcelain, earthenware and terracotta. Her ribbed, fluted, folded, adorned pieces are wonderfully tactile.
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