the work of Lawrence McRae :brilliant designer {my husband}

it turns out i am married to a great designer..who is also very cute..and who quit smoking today! whaaaaat?

he designs and makes perfectly magnigicent pieces here in the studio with his own two hands.

people wonder how he makes his pieces look so perfect. easy. the guy is a virgo. nuff said.

all of lawrence's work starts out as a either a cast or handthrown clay piece.

after the pieces come out of the molds, or have been removed from the potter's wheel..they sp[end a bit of time resting..

after which they are individually carved with these magical patterns.


these things take years to finish..not really..but you know what i mean..we never see the guy. he is always carving. ahhhh what we do for our art!

Plate Love [animal faces]

i found beat up creations last weekend and i am completely smiten. i bought the one above for my mimi, and i cannot wait to hear her squeal with delight when it arrives at her house.

really...though..have you ever? these are the best!

Xenia Taler

Last week, the family had the pleasure of meeting my dear friend Xenia Taler with whom i worked in el salvador in december. Xenia and her hilarious husband Steve live with their little girl pearl in a funky italian neighborhood in Toronto. we first visited the studio, and got to see how another husband and wife team of ceramists get it all done. several of their systems made me swoon. but as always, xenia was completely self effacing and modest.
one of my favorite things about their home was seeing all their beautiful work mixed with that of other artists.
the white head here is by xenia's friend julie moon whose work is haunting and amazing.
pearl's room with more mobiles and some great xenia tiles. pearl is according to mom, a great designer too. uh-oh.
some of xenia's B&W tile.
another julie moon..this is a wrestling mask self portrait.
xenia's fantastic little notebooks that arre sold by Barnes and Nobles.
pretty xenia tiles. the glazes were formulated by steven and are as gorgeous in person.

Spring 2010 continued...

here is the second image from our spring 2010 collection. this one has a strong suzani vibe that has been so hot for the past few seasons. i am loving the navy backgrounds on these pieces..it is a color i have hardly ever used and to me it is so refreshingly bold.

perch design

i discovered perch through domino magazine a fewyears ago when i saw their fantastic basket design. i made a rediscovery this week when i was nominated along with 50 or so of my fellow ceramicists for a Poppy award..check out some cool pottery through all of Poppytalk's great finds.