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Ceramics Handthrown in West Philadelphia

by Elaine Johanson

Elaine Johanson

Shop FAQ

Where is your studio?

I'm proud to work out of the Black Hound Clay Studio here in West Philadelphia. Often, I will fire my pieces in the wood kilns at Chester Springs Studio or the Community Arts Center in Wallingford.

Will you bring back a piece you made before?

Because my work is wheel-thrown, there's slight variation in what I make, even if I am making a similar shape. Since most of my work is wood-fired, there is tremendous variation in how a piece turns out, even if I use the same glaze and same clay! This is all to say: each piece is one-of-a-kind.