desert-inspired pottery & ceramics for the trade

My children are the fifth generation of our family in Arizona. That’s over a century of connection to this land. Working from my Phoenix studio, I create sculptural ceramics inspired by Sedona's red rocks, Arizona’s vast skies, and the desert light. Each piece is made entirely by my hands—whether thrown on the wheel or hand-built with coils and slabs. Every piece carries a provenance story your clients can feel before you tell it to them. Five generations of Arizona roots, one maker, no production line. When you place an MPotster piece in a room, you're placing something genuinely unrepeatable — and your clients will know the difference.

My family has called this desert home for over a century. Long before Sedona was a tourist destination and before Phoenix sprawled across the valley floor. My grandpa walked wooden sidewalks, wrangled cattle, and designed stained glass. My grandma taught in a small Arizona classroom and painted watercolor. My mother taught me how to throw clay and ride a horse. This connection to place is something I inherited. And it shows in every piece I make. That history is in every piece. It's also the story you get to tell your client.

Current Collections

MPotster is playfully exploring the handcrafted object with ceramics that are as sculptural as they are purposeful. Current collections include Arena, a study in form, movement, and restraint; Tierra, an earthy pairing of raw materials for the intentional home; Piedra, a moody release of one-of-a-kind vessels born from the Arizona night desert; and Aliento, a continuous thread of intention, capturing the fluid connection of breath and self through custom, interwoven totems. Each collection is designed with the curated interior in mind. Distinct enough to anchor a room, restrained enough to live alongside other considered objects.

No Two Pieces Are the Same. No Piece Will Appear in Another Designers Project.

Some objects ask you to look. These ask you to slow down. Hand-sculpted, each totem traces the shape of a single breath.
A continuous loop or a form with a clear start and finish. Heavy enough to hold. Quiet enough to live anywhere. Particularly strong in bedrooms, home offices, and wellness-focused spaces. Right for the client who doesn't know they need it until they're holding it. Custom intentions available on request — worth mentioning to the right client. Offered as a standalone totem or paired with a Piedra vessel for a complete composition.

Arena pieces are sculptural anchors — the kind of object that stops a client in a room and asks to be touched. Organic, asymmetric forms in warm desert clay. Works well as a single statement or grouped on a console or shelf. Designed for the space that can hold something unexpected.

Inspired by the shifting curves of wind-swept dunes and the erosion patterns of desert canyons.

Ceramics is the Only Creative Act That Touces All the Elements: Water, Earth, Wind, and Fire.

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