CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC ARTISTS TO DISCOVER

At INK + PORCELAIN, the artists behind each piece are an essential part of our story. Our collection of Artful Objects Designed by Women brings together distinct creative practices that explore the possibilities of clay through organic silhouettes, tactile surfaces, architectural forms, and intricate details.

Each artist offers a unique perspective on contemporary ceramics, creating objects that invite a closer look. We are proud to have these women as part of our artist community and pleased to introduce seven artists whose work we are honored to share.

The Latch Key

Led by Oakland-based artist Whitney Sharpe, The Latch Key explores sculptural ceramic forms with a tactile, expressive quality. Her work brings together softened contours and distinctive surfaces, creating pieces that feel considered without losing the character of the handmade. With a background spanning ceramics, textiles, sculpture, and painting, Whitney brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her work with clay.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Yves Sculptural Vessel Sand

Karen Quirion

Quebec-based artist Karen Quirion brings together her background in fashion design and her evolving practice in ceramic sculpture. Her work explores contrasts between organic forms and architectural references, often expressed through earthy tones, distinctive textures, and sculptural silhouettes. Nature and brutalist architecture are recurring influences in her visual language, giving her pieces a sense of tension between softness and strength.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Adorned Sculptural Vessel Taupe

Cameron Elizabeth Studio

Based in New York City, Cameron Elizabeth Studio, founded by Cameron Busch, where she explores the relationship between natural materials, organic shapes, and contemporary home objects. Her ceramic work is characterized by neutral tones, subtle textures, and a sense of movement that celebrates the material itself. Alongside ceramics, Cameron works with cement, bringing a shared appreciation for raw surfaces and understated forms to both mediums.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Wide Frayed Vessel Milk

Eun Ceramics

The practice of Melbourne-based ceramic artist Jessica Eun Kyoung Choi, EUN CERAMICS approaches clay through an ongoing exploration of material and form. Working in small batches, Jessica combines wheel-throwing with intuitive hand-building, allowing each technique to inform the final shape. Her work considers the space between art and function, creating pieces that invite reflection on the objects we live with every day.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Peplum Vessel Pearl

Ruby Bell Studio

Ruby Bell Studio explores sculptural forms through the tactile possibilities of hand-built clay. Pinched contours, cut edges, and smoothed surfaces remain visible in the finished work, giving each vessel a distinctive sense of movement and individuality. Rather than concealing the gestures involved in making, the work allows them to become part of its visual character.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Hydra Vessel Large

Virginia May

With a long-standing background in photography, painting, and pottery, Bay Area artist Virginia May brings an expansive artistic perspective to her hand-built ceramics. Her layered vessels and bowls feature intricate edges, rhythmic contours, and subtle variations in texture. Informed by the landscapes of Northern California and an intuitive exploration of clay, her work finds its expression in the interplay between softness and structure.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Layered Brown Pedestal Bowl Large

Cour Studio

Founded by artist Courtney Defeo-Gertler, Cour Studio approaches ceramics through a balance of technical precision and intuitive experimentation. Drawing on her background in soft goods and industrial design, Courtney creates hand-built vessels with sculptural curves, pronounced pleats, and tactile surfaces. The gestures of making remain visible, giving the work a direct connection to the material and the process behind each form.

Photography: M. Flora | Featuring: Amphitrite Sculptural Vessel Cream

A Community Shaped by Creative Perspectives

What connects these artists is the individuality of their practices and the many ways clay can be shaped into meaningful forms. At INK + PORCELAIN, we value the artists behind each object and the perspectives they bring to our collection.

We are proud to share the work of The Latch Key, Cameron Elizabeth Studio, EUN CERAMICS, Ruby Bell Ceramics, Virginia May, Karen Quirion, and Cour Studio, and hope their work inspires you to discover new favorites and bring sculptural ceramics into the spaces you create!