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Photos by Rachel Averitt for the Shelburne Craft School
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Welcome to Elishevapots! I'm Elisheva... and these are my pots.
I was 15 when I had my first go at the wheel. I had to take a studio art class as part of a high school requirement to graduate, so I signed up for ceramics because I didn’t know how to draw or paint. I remember the first day, watching my teacher's hands push and pull the ball of clay into a plate. I became totally hypnotized by the beauty of the wheel spinning around and around. When it was finally my turn on the wheel, I immediately fell in love with throwing.
Hundreds of plates, bowls, cups, vases and other projects later, I'm still in love with pottery. Each pound of clay I wedge feels like a new opportunity and so I try to push myself to keep experimenting with my work. I am continuously developing my technique and designs as well as my capacity for production.
Each step of a pot's journey—wedging, throwing, trimming, glazing, and firing–I find to be equal parts fun and meditative, so I try to share that through the varying shapes and colors of my pieces. If a person can hold a piece in their hands and feel a tiny spark of joy or a small wave of calm, I will have achieved my goal.
Thank you for looking at my work.
Hundreds of plates, bowls, cups, vases and other projects later, I'm still in love with pottery. Each pound of clay I wedge feels like a new opportunity and so I try to push myself to keep experimenting with my work. I am continuously developing my technique and designs as well as my capacity for production.
Each step of a pot's journey—wedging, throwing, trimming, glazing, and firing–I find to be equal parts fun and meditative, so I try to share that through the varying shapes and colors of my pieces. If a person can hold a piece in their hands and feel a tiny spark of joy or a small wave of calm, I will have achieved my goal.
Thank you for looking at my work.