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I throw pots predominately,on the wheel, occasionally hand or coil building, and seek to keep forms simple, with clean lines, somewhat understated and minimally adorned, focusing on utility and inclined toward organic surface variations representative of the chemical interactions of the materials through a variety of firing and finishing methods:

Glazed ware-utilizes dark stoneware, glazes formulated in-house and fired in an electric kiln, this includes pots with unglazed exteriors featuring slip and oxide brush work over bare clay. Washing by hand recommended, but dishwasher, avoid harsh detergents, and microwave safe. All unglazed clay is sanded smooth to the touch, including bases to protect your furniture.

Smoke fired-pieces of a light porcelain stoneware blend use dried organic combustibles from the garden and chicken yard (both botanical and biological). Wood shavings, errant grains, droppings, lost feathers, dried grasses, vines, nut shells, and various dried flowers. Fired in an open pit and given over to the whims of flame, each smoke fired pot contains a world of interest-and often, recognizable silhouettes and shadows of carbonized materials captured in the clay (most notably hops, hydrangea, and feathers). Pit fired pottery is unglazed and the interiors coated in a watertight sealant making them functional. Waxed and buffed exteriors are best wiped down with a damp rag.

Made by my hands. Variations are natural and endearing.

Thank you for your interest.

-Carisa

LULA Pottery is Carisa Miller and a flock of chickens in a backyard garden pottery studio in Portland, Oregon U.S. since November 2018. 

My clay practice is craft-centric, material driven, and rooted in simplicity, The pots are an expression of the natural world embodied as intimate and essential companions.

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