Hi, My name is Summer,

I am the maker behind Summer’s Ceramic Arts! I am a ceramic artist working with porcelain, firing to cone 6 oxidation, and combining my two obsessions: pop culture & pottery. I’ve been painting for over a decade and working with clay for approximately 7 years (3 of which have been full time). I currently work out of my home studio in rural Eastern North Carolina.

My work consists of modern porcelain forms thrown on the wheel featuring ornately carved bottoms, tripedal sculpted feet, pulled handles and intricately hand painted pop culture designs. Hallmarks of my designs include: meticulously crafted dynamic compositions, precisely executed linework, emotionally evocative imagery, bold color choices, high contrast backgrounds and lots of intentionally exposed raw porcelain.

I strive for my designs to be captivating enough that even if you have never engaged with this type of media, the image grabs your attention and evokes an emotional connection. At its core, my work is fully functional, but it rides the line between being a luxury collector’s item and an everyday mug.

My goal is to create something that looks equally at home in its environment whether it is in a display case or in your hand filled with coffee. Every piece that leaves my studio is expertly finished, lovingly obsessed over and truly one of a kind.