not clay

one of my non-clay activities is teaching myself animation. here's a very short sample, a video i made using one of the hybrid creatures princess butterbean and i created.

good news from japan

a new zine and postcards from queue shop in kamakura feature momoku ito's wonderful drawings of my vases!  the vases themselves are available at the store, too. 

enough politics!

back to shameless self promotion.i have a new shop section called "princess butterbean" in my etsy store. it includes art dolls and ceramic work resulting from my recent collaboration with an eight-year old friend. a percentage of sales will be donated to iris academy, a soon-to-be-built school for special needs kids near navasota, texas. #etsyforautism

 princess butterbean at etsy

show opens friday!

q&a here: 

mutant miley

more hybrid creatures made with princess butterbean, my eight-year old friend and collaborator.

who's your dada?

Is this the very first readymade?

Makapan Pebble

perseverance

artist kwanadeep virdee makes 418 attempts to draw a perfect circle. images here

godzilla vs. spacegodzilla

the neon lights of tokyo, i mean my computer monitor, loom in the distance.

underglazing done!

i'll let them dry overnight and clear glaze them tomorrow.

new day resolution

more shibori-inspired ceramics

(aka tie dye) here are a few new pieces fresh from a luster firing. 

far out

friend melanie shaw of melanie shaw ceramics makes wonderful clay pieces featuring images from space and space exploration. check out the foot "ring" on this awesome biomorphic plate.

you can find her on facebook here. 

uni

working on a bunch of freestanding characters combining porcelain and my decals with princess butterbean's drawings. 

this one is uni. 

the princess says, "uni the unicorn lives in the forest. she likes flowers and likes to take big walks. she can make water rise up into the air so everything could have water. she glitters and sparkles with pink."

shibori style ceramics

ongoing experimentation with shibori (tie dye) influenced pieces. these are available in the etsy shop.

new website

almost ready

nice feature on everglow handmade

the debutante and the cowboy

working on a very fun commission for christmas gift giving. this series of plates and vases will feature silk screened portraits of the recipients' grandparents. here they are in a mock-up to determine screen size.

better late than never...

http://tractorgirl.com.au/crafted-object-susan-hanft-ceramics

so flattered to have been profiled by the wonderful blogger and design maven, tractorgirl. 

keeping cozy

one of my teapots was featured today in an etsy blog post (thank you, erin!).

more from the black and white world

london-based illustrator, director and musician mcbess has designed and is selling this plate through dudes factory. the site also offers a bunch of other great mcbess stuff.

steak plate from dude's factory

wood (mcbess' band, the dead pirates)