Ceramics Central
Ceramics Central is a directory of local artists, shops, and studios offering classes and services. It includes people and places a little further afield than usual just for fun. We update it occasionally—feel free to submit an artist/studio/shop here [temporarily out of order!].
We love buying ceramics because they are artworks that you can touch and use! Small sculptures that make life more interesting! Sometimes hard to stack in the cabinet but worth the trouble!
Listings are color coded to the map.
UPDATED DECEMBER 4, 2024
Bes is a collective marketplace of local makers and independent artists from the Hudson Valley and beyond. Owner Erica Recto sells her ceramic works here alongside those of some of her favorite artists she’s connected with over the years through ceramics shows and maker fairs. Bes is in Millerton.
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Erica Recto is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Millerton. Her work includes ceramic and fiber sculpture, functional objects, experiences, and writing. She is the owner of Bes.
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JRN Pottery is a project by Josh Nathanson. Based in Stanfordville, Nathanson creates textural ceramic works, often taking impressions from lace, botanical material, etc.
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Little Glaze Ceramics is a project by Tyler Gundrum. Gundrum is a ceramics instructor at Millbrook School.
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Phlip Ceramics is based in Rhinebeck and makes functional ceramic objects—mainly mugs, vases, bowls, and other tableware.
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Hudson Valley Pottery is owned by Judi Esmond and located in Rhinebeck. They’ve offered classes and pottery services since 2013. Pottery wheels can be rented as well.
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Cone Zero Ceramics is a community ceramics studio in Tivoli offering ceramics classes and workshops. Classes are available for adults and kids. Cone Zero is a project by Jess Gaddis.
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Secret Meeting Studio makes ceramic objects for daily use, with a focus on tableware and floral arrangements. Secret meeting is a project by Kris Mounsey.
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Tivoli Tile Works (established in 1998) is a project by Caroline Wallner. Tivoli Tile Works creates pottery and hand-crafted dinnerware inspired by the wild beauty and creative spirit of the Hudson Valley.
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Workaday Handmade makes hand-crafted utilitarian ceramics in Red Hook. Founder Forrest Lewinger is an artist and musician who began hand-throwing ceramics on lunch breaks at his day job as a production potter. Workaday has since sold work to high end boutiques, museums, design stores, large brands, and interior designers.
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Andrew Sartorius is from Parkersburg, West Virginia. After college in Ohio, he moved to Japan and taught himself to throw while studying the history of Japanese ceramics. Based in Germantown, Andrew is the program manager at The Oki Doki Studio. His work explores the processes of wood- and soda-firing locally harvested materials.
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The Oki Doki Studio provides ceramics workshops for students of all levels. Experience firings by established and emerging artists at the studio in Germantown.
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Paula Greif is a ceramics artist based in Hudson. Paula trained as a graphic designer and started her career in the art department at rolling stone. She has worked for Conde Nast, Barneys New York, and Avedon Studio, among others, and has directed many music videos and tv commercials. Her studio is sometimes open for visitors.
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Erina Pearl is an artist based in Poughkeepsie. She focuses on craft-based practices including ceramics, katazome (a Japanese method for dyeing fabric with patterns), printing/painting with natural dyes, and painting with natural pigments.
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Alex Vo Duy Ceramics is based between Brooklyn and the Catskills. Alex is a Filipina American ceramicist who creates functional objects with clean modern lines and a nod to ancient forms.
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Arc Ceramics is a project by Sarah Mitchell-Davison, a ceramics artist and designer who got her start in interior design and fashion. Arc Ceramics is based in West Kill.
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Bailey Pottery Equipment in Kingston sells pottery wheels, kilns, glazes, tools, and much more.
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Demetria Chappo makes hand-sculpted home objects and sculptures with an emphasis on intricate surface details, organic and architectural form, and universal symbolism. She teaches lessons and hosts small group events at her studio in midtown Kingston.
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Kingston Ceramics Studio (founded 2017) is a project by Alexis Feldheim. The studio offers weekly classes, private pottery lessons and parties, clay workshops, and online learning opportunities. A monthly membership ($150) gets you access to the 2700+ square foot studio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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LAIL Design was founded in 2016 by Brad Lail. Brad worked in ceramics studios in North Carolina, South West England, Jingdezhen, China, and New York for over a decade before opening LAIL. The LAIL Design Studio is in Catskill, where Brad fires his work in a reduction gas kiln and makes all glazes in-house.
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L’Impatience is a ceramics shop and studio in Kingston. Visit the shop for tableware and decor by owners Jerome and Benedicte Leclere or take a workshop in the studio.
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Lost Quarry produces ceramic vessels and objects, among other things—Lost Quarry works in clay, brass, steel, and wood. Lost Quarry is based between Brooklyn and Kerhonkson.
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Meltz is based in Newburgh and creates handbuilt and wheel-thrown stoneware, creating both functional and sculptural work. In addition to producing ceramic objects, Meltz provides interior styling, decorating, and design services. Meltz is a project by Alex Meltzner.
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Perch Objects (founded 2004) is a project by Amy Adams Ratliff, based in Hurley. Perch makes tableware, lamps (!), and a variety of purely sculptural objects.
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Strange Joy Studio is a project by artist Lark Kidder. Strange Joy makes tableware in Kingston—where you can find some of their work in person at Village Coffee and Goods.
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Suga Pottery makes ceremonial teaware, tableware, and sculpture in the Catskill Mountains. Sugar Pottery is a project by Ben Suga.
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Tellefsen Atelier is a ceramics line designed and produced by Alexis Tellefsen, with a focus on functional goods for daily use. Tellefsen Atelier is based in Middletown.
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Wild Bower is a small batch pottery studio run on green energy in Mountaindale (lower Catskill Mountains). Wild Bower is a project by Nicole Helen Brunner.
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