Textured Pottery Mugs

Jayn has been making pottery since 1975. The functional stoneware is made using a hand-building technique that uses rolled slabs of clay. Each piece is cut out and individually impressed with lace to create a textural design. Handmade antique, as well as modern manufactured laces, are used for their particular patterns. The lace can be used repeatedly and is not harmed by the process. This unique line of practical pottery includes mugs, pitchers, tea sets, butter dishes, sitting and hanging planters, desk and utensil organizers, and a variety of vases.

Years of hand-building have given Jayn a familiarity with the medium that allows her to expand into whatever form draws her imagination. The slab vases that bend and curl show the precise stage of clay consistency when it is stiff enough to hold itself up and flexible enough to move into fluid shape.