Monday Morning Mosaics

Whether thrown on a wheel or molded by hand, in my experience wet clay is one of the most soothing ways to spend a day creating.

Today's mosaic celebrates artists who pour their love and creativity into this ancient craft to create timeless treasures.


NewMoonStudio - Handmade Functional and Decorative Porcelain Ceramics

NewMoonStudio from Rhode Island

A shop filled with beautiful handcrafted clay and porcelain designs from dishes to jewelry as well as magnets, vases and more. All items are handmade on the potter’s wheel or built by hand by the artisan. No molds are used in her work which results in every piece having its own individual characteristics.

RobertaPolfus - Roberta Polfus Porcelain

Roberta Polfus from Oak Park, Illinois

Carved and sometimes gestural pieces reminiscent of nature and created to fit and feel good in the hand. While these breathtaking artistic renditions are generally not representations of actual objects, they reflect the shapes, patterns, colors and surface textures of nature that Roberta Polfus is drawn to in everyday life.

WhiteEarthStudio - Modern Ceramics and Pottery Handmade in White Porcelain

White Earth Studio from Onalaska, Wisconsin

An independent studio potter, the artist behind White Earth Studio has exhibited as well as received awards for their work. No surprise too! With beautiful organic designs and more than thirty years of experience, each piece within this sculptor's shop is not just delicate and eye-catching but absolutely breathtaking.

TheRunnyBunny - Quirky Hybrid Creatures and More

Robin Van Valkenburgh from Asheville, North Carolina

Creepy and kinda weird, but definitely full of personality, I find this shop fascinating! Chubby cheeked cherub faces on little bird bodies sit among animal headed Victorian ladies and monkey headed deer in this shop where creativity and originality abounds and even takes a walk over into the creepy side a time or two.

I hope you enjoyed this tour through a few of the amazing artisans and artists on Etsy who carry on this beautiful and timeless art form.

Hand Crafted Modern Ceramics by Michael McDowell

I used to have a number of air plants. I loved them because I really didn't need to water them all that much. They lived in my bathroom and would suck the moisture right out of the air every time anyone took a shower.

Today's shop uses these plants as a part of their display and even creates a variety of items for holding and showing off these unique and unusual plants.

MudPuppy on Etsy (talk about a memorable name!) is a wonderful shop filled with a variety of hand crafted modern ceramics from airplant pots to baby head shaped planters, ceramic windchimes and super-realistic ceramic human skulls.

This shop is a fascinating find and you'll love stopping in to take a look around. You can even buy the air plants themselves to tuck in the pots they sell! And, when you add an airplant to your order, the shipping is knocked down to free for your order as well.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT MUDPUPPY ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT HERE.