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Our pots are thrown or molded by hand from a clay formula personally developed by Miranda Thomas. Pots are decorated by hand, either by painting or carving. A carved pot is first dipped into a slurry of clay called a slip. The potter waits until the surface is firm but still damp. Then, using an African porcupine quill and slender pieces of bamboo, the potter carves freehand a rabbit, a tree of life, or whatever design is called for. Each carving is unique. The pots are then fired twice. In between the firing each pot is glazed so that resulting piece is one of five distinct design and color combinations. All glazes are hand-made. The process for all pots, no matter the shape, from largest to smallest, is about a week. Each piece starts as clay, water soluable and soft, and ends as stone, ready to be used in the home, either as a decorative piece or as oven-proof, microwave safe serving dish.

"I love making pots for the feeling they give. I am constantly struck by how making supposedly "simple" shapes by hand for everyday use sounds easy. In actuality making each shape is incredibly complex. Skill, love, care and knowledge are needed to create even the most rudimentary pot. Given the time it then takes to master the skills needed to be a professional potter, it is no wonder pottery making is still on the "endangered list" of crafts." - Miranda Thomas

Hand-thrown, hand-molded, hand-painted, hand-carved, hand-dipped in glaze or slip, hand-loaded and unloaded from the kiln, our pottery is unique. Each design is Miranda's own, but each piece is created freehand by a team of Master Potters, thus, no two pots are ever the same.