Tabletop Pottery by Ava

I AM A DENTIST BY PROFESSION (CURRENTLY RETIRED) BUT ALWAYS AN ARTIST AT HEART. I TOOK SEVERAL POTTERY COURSES IN COLLEGE WHERE I CAUGHT THE POTTERY BUG AND CONTINUED TO DABBLE WITH POTTERY OVER THE YEARS. IN 2018, I STARTED TO PARTICPATE IN CRAFT FAIRS AND IN 2022, I RETIRED TO COASTAL DELAWARE AND BUILT A STUDIO IN MY HOME.

I CREATE AN ECLECTIC MIX OF UTILITARIAN, ARTISTIC, AND STYLISTICALLY UTILITARIAN POTTERY WHICH INCORPORATES BOTH ARTISTRY AND FUNCTIONALITY. ALL OF MY POTTERY IS HANDCRAFTED IN MY HOME STUDIO, UTILIZING A DIVERSE MIX OF GLAZES, STYLES, SHAPES, TECHNIQUES, AND USES. I WORK WITH VARIOUS PORCELAIN BLENDS AND OVER 250 GLAZES. I CREATE BOTH WHEEL-THROWN AND SLAB POTTERY. I EMPLOY VARIOUS TECHNIQUES INCLUDING HAMBRE, BUBBLE GLAZE, SGRAFRITTO, AND CRACKLE FINISHES. MY STYLE RANGES FROM TRADITIONAL, TO CONTEMPORARY, TO DISTRESSED. THE RANGE OF MY WORK EXTENDS FROM SMALL UTILITARIAN UTENSILS SUCH AS TRIVETS AND SPOON HOLDERS TO MUGS AND GOBLETS TO LARGE ARTISTIC VASES AND BOWLS. AT CRAFT FAIRS, BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUALLY DIVERSE MIX OF MY CERAMICS, I AM FREQUENTLY ASKED IF I MADE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT POTTERY MYSELF. I EXPLAIN THAT AS MANY ARTISTS CREATE THEIR OWN SIGNATURE, MY SIGNATURE IS THAT I HAVE NO SIGNATURE.