If you’re local to Oregon, check my calendar for upcoming events or contact me to organize a studio visit.

If you’re not local but are interested to know more about my work and potentially buy a piece, feel free to contact me but please be very specific in your email (which pieces you are interested in and why, where you’re from, how you heard about me) as artists receive a lot of scam emails. If your first email is too vague, I’ll assume it’s a scam and won’t answer it.

I have Nerikomi classes planned in the Fall but not enough details to advertise yet. I will put it in my calendar as soon as it’s finalized.

I am also planning on organizing slipcasting workshops from my house within a year.

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I am a real person and my ceramics is therefore unique to me. I express myself through my work. I use colored clay which means that I often don’t use glazes (or only clear glazes) but instead rely on the patterns I create in the clay to give my ceramics its personality. The result is very different from typical glazed ceramic pieces you find at craft markets and even further from mass produced tableware. I refuse to make the same piece twice, whether it’s a functional or sculptural piece. I want to make my process interesting to myself and the people who are inspired by my practice.

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Colored clay is clay that has been colored with stains. I color my white porcelain clay with stains and use it either as is or in a liquid form (slip) to create ceramic pieces where colors and patterns exist in the clay itself. It’s a time consuming, labor intensive and expensive extra step (stains are not cheap) before you can actually make anything, but I do it anyway because I love the result. If you are curious, I expand on colored clay HERE‍ and on colored slip ‍Here and Here.

Nerikomi is a Japanese term that designate a specific ceramic technique I use in my practice. It means using different colored clays to create a design inside the clay. It can be a simple design like stripes of different colors, or a very complex design (flowers, butterflies and other animals, landscapes). What makes Nerikomi special compared to other ceramic techniques is that since the design is IN the clay, you can see it on all sides of the piece, and you don’t necessarily need to use a glaze. If you do, you usually use a clear glaze so the pattern stays visible. If you’re curious, I talk about how I started using this technique and what the different words used to describe it mean in this post.

I occasionally teach classes locally about this technique. Check my calendar or sign up for my newsletter to find out when and where they will happen.

I am a French person living in the US. It is important for me to connect with my culture. I gave my ceramics business a French name, and I sometimes decorates my ceramics with French poems or French expressions. You can read all about Terre des Oules here.

Email me: terre@terredesoules.com