This line of tableware was handmade from slabs of clay that were hand thrown super thin and formed over a hand thrown mold to give them a slightly wonky look. The surface of the clay has been textured through the hand formed process and the marks made are left and highlighted to celebrate the handmade nature of the piece. I also print on the surface using my own technique of blockprinting, stamping and screenprinting, the same way a collage artist might work. I treat the surface of each individual piece much like a collage or painting and work in one of a kind's and small series. Each piece is coated with studio made food safe glazes and fired in my electric kiln making them strong and safe to use on a daily basis. My work is made with a lovely high quality terracotta fired twice in my electric kiln. Shawna Pincus is a ceramic artist living in Baltimore Maryland with her husband Michael and their two cats. She grew up right outside of Philadelphia and went to school at the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned a BFA in sculpture. Once she graduated she decided
to go into teaching and earned a teaching certification from Towson University. Shawna taught in the Maryland Public Schools for 5 years before deciding to turn her dream of pottery into her full time passion. Other than creating pots, Shawna enjoys cooking, sipping a hot cup of tea, having new adventures with her husband and traveling to see as much of this world as possible.
