Ceramics
White House Ceramics
16 E. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Lovettsville, VA 20180
Catoctin Region Cluster, 2025 Stop #8
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain ramen bowls in a variety of patterns.
Porcelain
Artist's Statement
I have been working with porcelain since my second year of college in 1991. My fondness for this extraordinary material and my love of working in clay continues to grow year after year. My pottery is made with a mid-range English grolleg porcelain clay body and fire to cone 7 in oxidation in an electric kiln. My original designs are hand painted and carved using a technique called sgraffito, meaning to scratch. I use a variety of brushes, blades, and slip trail bottles to apply pigmented clay slip, or underglaze, to the unfired clay body. Once surface work is complete, pieces are bisque fired, clear glazed, and fired a second time to vitrification. Asian art has long been an influence in my work — my childhood home was filled with Asian furniture, tapestries, scroll paintings, and sculpture. I am further influenced by both traditional and contemporary textile patterns as well as traditional botanical motifs.
Wheel thrown, hand painted, and carved porcelain pillow boxes.
Porcelain
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain vases. Grolleg porcelain, underglaze, glaze.
Porcelain
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain. Grolleg porcelain, underglaze, glaze.
Porcelain
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain ginger jar.
Porcelain
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain vases. Black cloud, geometric, and blue tree floral patterns.
Porcelain
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved porcelain cups with a variety of patterns.
Ceramic
Wheel thrown, hand painted and carved serving platter. Patterned in chartreuse and black sgraffito floral.
Porcelain
Available from this artist:
Dinnerware including mugs, tumblers, bowls, vases, jars, plates and platters.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - June 6, 7 and 8, 2025
Map and Directions:
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Additional notes on the directions:From Route 287 North, before you arrive in Lovettsville, turn right on Loudoun Street (just past the gas station and firehouse), then turn left on Pennsylvania Avenue. The studio is the first house on the left. Park in the driveway parking area and go through picket fence. Follow path to studio in the back.
Connect with this artist:
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