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The Broken Potter · Lisbon

Solo Potter · Lisbon, Portugal

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Handmade ceramics born from imperfection. Each piece carries the mark of its breaking — and its becoming.

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Dj at the wheel
Lisbon · Portugal
About me

Clay found me
before I found myself

I'm The Broken Potter — working from a shared studio in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally from Virginia, I came to this city to heal and learn to live again. I throw, hand-build, and experiment with different techniques. Join my journey of healing.

Pottery is my personal therapy. Every session at the wheel is about centering myself — just like life, the material pushes back — and sometimes breaks. I've learned more from collapsed walls and cracked bowls than from anything that came out perfect.

My work is influenced by Japanese wabi-sabi, the raw coastline of Portugal, and a belief that useful things can also be beautiful. I make functional vessels — cups, bowls, vases — for daily rituals. Each one singular.

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Selected pieces

Made once,
made by hand

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Luna Clay Cup Set

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Luna Clay Cup Set

Luna Clay

Brick Red Set on Black Clay

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Brick Red Set on Black Clay

Black Clay

Spiral Vanilla

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Spiral Vanilla

Stoneware white Clay

How it's made

Imagination,
Patience

Every piece is shaped by hand with a human touch — from raw wedging to the final fire.

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Choosing the clay

I work primarily with stoneware but will soon explore porcelain — each with different temperaments. The clay dictates what's possible. I listen before I push.

Stoneware · Porcelain
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Wedging

Every session starts here — rhythmic kneading that aligns the clay particles and drives out air. It's meditative, essential, and humbling. Get this wrong and the kiln will let you know.

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Throwing or hand-building

Most of my work begins on the wheel. The form emerges in minutes — or hours. Some pieces resist; some collapse. The ones that survive carry a tension that planned-perfect forms never have.

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Drying & trimming

Pieces rest under cloth — slowly, evenly. Once leather-hard, they're trimmed on the wheel: feet carved, walls refined. This is where rough forms become intentional objects.

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Bisque & glaze fire

First fire at 1000°C transforms fragile clay into permanent form. Then glazes — dipped, brushed, or layered — are applied by hand. The second fire reveals the colour, surface, and character.

1000°C · 1280°C
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Something
made for you

I don't mass produce and not all pieces will be sold. I don't have the ability to make the exact same piece. They are unique even if the colors and clays are the same.

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