Knick Natts
Handmade Ceramics and Other Crafts Made in Monrovia, CA I make a variety of pieces, just for the joy and fun of it. I dabble in many forms of arts and crafts.
Apologies for leaving my Etsy shop empty — I’m mainly selling pieces in-person at the occasional art show. But if you see something you like that I didn’t explicitly mark as a commission, feel free to message me to see if we can work something out �
My path to pottery:
While taking a too-short semester of sculpting in college, I fell in love with ceramics. In 2013, I was lucky enough to discover
09/02/2022
Zentangle octopus plate goodness! 🐙
Made using .pottery.forms ✌️ and a DIY stencil made with an image I purchased on Etsy 🤙
10x speed strugglefest — trying to replace the crock from my last post 🤞
02/02/2022
Womp womp (why isn’t there a sad trombone emoji?!)
30/01/2022
Rustic AF forest animal mugs: G2B mouth-sprayed over vinyl resist outside, IBC inside. 🦊🐻☕️
Class is cancelled tonight due to a power outage… womp womp. 😞 I guess we have to wait to see what I got out of the kiln, so here’s a timelapse of me throwing a medium-sized bowl from a couple of weekends ago ✌️
I threw a French butter keeper! Or maybe just a regular butter keeper, not sure what makes it French. 😅 It’s a two-parter: a cylindrical base and a lid with an upside-down cup that has to fit inside, so there was a lot of measuring and tweaking (most of which I cut out). I trimmed a gallery in the lid, later, so it fits precisely(ish) — thanks to helpful videos by 🙏
The butter goes in the cup, and water in the base keeps it from going rancid, so you can have room-temperature (spreadable) butter at all times 🙌
19/01/2022
Water-etched jellyfish mug — verrrrry subtle, almost TOO subtle 😅
Added a k**b to this lid in the jankiest possible way while trying to avoid an errant beam of sunlight coming in through the garage door windows 😂 … then I trimmed it to refine the profile a little. Hope this fits in gallery of my fermentation crock v.2!
09/01/2022
Trying different styles of sake bottles… not sure I like any of these 😂🤷🏻♀️
07/01/2022
It makes me happy when my friends’ kids also enjoy using ! This sea turtle mug is OG, before I had a logo, maybe from 2014 or 2015? Glad to see it still in use! (Shared with permission)
05/01/2022
Forgot to post this set of pieces that was commissioned by a friend as a housewarming gift. Matching soap dispenser, utensil holder, berry bowl, and large fruit bowl. Pretty stoked with how they all came out — I used underglaze transfers, wax resist, and LB blue + G2B glazes. 🙌
30/12/2021
What a load of crock! My lid experienced a mishap -- parts of it stuck to the kiln shelf, causing a few broken hearts -- err, pieces. 😭 Luckily, Kae saved the wayward pieces and I was able to repair the lid with E6000 glue. It's not flawless, but it should serve the function of sitting in the "moat" (gallery filled with water) and allowing CO2 to bubble out of the fermenting veggies while keeping mold and flies and other nasties from getting inside. That's the hope, anyway! 🤞
Enough yammering, here are a ton of pics, because I'm still quite proud of this piece. Once I'm feeling 💯 again, I plan to make more — it’s very good practice. Just gotta remember to put alumina hydrate on the bottom of all of my pieces moving forward. 🤦🏻♀️
28/12/2021
I made hand-poured soy candles with some smaller vessels and they smell pretty good — lavender for a few and spiced vanilla for the rest. The surfaces aren’t perfect because I got impatient and probably poured too quickly and at the wrong temperature, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
21/12/2021
commissioned a couple of big ol’ soup mugs and they finally arrived safely (I hate shipping ceramics lol) 🎉
16/12/2021
Re-stocking crochet cactus babies at .la in the middle of the holiday rush! This will be the last batch for a bit, as I might have cactus fatigue 😂
10/12/2021
I have a handful (boxful) of yarn bowls available for purchase and pick-up in East LA — these make great gifts for knitters and crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts! 🧶 DM me if you’re interested 🤙
09/12/2021
Snowflake ❄️ mug success! I used vinyl resist and water-etching techniques and glazed it with Santa Fe Blue with a touch of Sun Valley on the rim. A bit of glaze seems to have crawled (jumped, really) at the top of the pointy snowflake, but that’s part of the handmade charm, right? 😜 Now I just need some hot chocolate and marshmallows. 🎉
“Making-of” video of the salt cellars (also called salt pigs) I posted yesterday, as promised! Instead of trimming a foot like I would normally, I made these babies as round as possible. Then I had to smack them around, to create a flattened bottom. You’ll notice I have 5 of them in this video, but only posted 4… that’s because I got too aggressive with the smacking and broke one… 🤦🏻♀️😂🤷🏻♀️
08/12/2021
Salt cellars, fresh from the kiln! These are meant to be kept next to the stove, so you can easily grab a pinch of salt while you’re cooking. I left the interiors unglazed to help keep the salt from clumping (the bare clay should absorb moisture). They sit at an angle to prevent dust from getting inside, and were fun to make — “making of” video to follow!
These and most of the pieces in my previous post are still available for local pickup in east LA — send me a DM if you’re interested in procuring holiday gifts that are NOT stuck on a shipping container! 😜🛳
05/12/2021
The studio sale was good, but look at all this stuff that’s still available! If you’re local to East L.A. and want to procure some handmade pottery, holler at ya girl!
04/12/2021
The Wheelhouse’s Holiday Ceramics Sale is in full swing! We’re open until 9 pm tonight, and 10a - 4p tomorrow, at 1833 Santa Fe Pl, Monrovia, CA — cash or check only, masks required inside. Come on by and purchase unique handmade gifts by 25+ local artists!
Here's a much longer video of (some of) the process of making a fermentation crock. This was my second attempt, and it went well! I used reclaimed clay because it is softer and therefore easier to center, as I'm used to working with smaller chunks of clay. I had to wedge the heck out of it -- free workout? 😜 Once I successfully threw the body of the crock, I measured the size of the gallery and threw a lid to fit. I added a handle to that after I trimmed it (not shown). I also made a weight to fit inside the jar (also not shown).
Fingers crossed that the rest of the process (firing, glazing, second firing) goes well! The idea is to fill the gallery with water, which theoretically provides an airtight seal when the lid is on. 🤞
30/11/2021
Our studio sale is in a mere 3 days! Come by The Wheelhouse on Friday, Dec. 3rd 6p-9p and/or Saturday, Dec. 4th 10a-4p to shop handmade ceramics made by 25+ local artists. The address is 1833 Santa Fe Place, Monrovia, CA and we accept cash or check only. Masks will be required. Hope to see you there!
29/11/2021
Another — this utensil holder matches Jocelyn’s backsplash perfectly! 🙌 Lucky coincidence. 😅 Friendly reminder that our community studio sale is THIS weekend!
Come by The Wheelhouse on Friday, Dec. 3rd 6p-9p and/or Saturday, Dec. 4th 10a-4p to shop handmade ceramics made by 25+ local artists. The address is 1833 Santa Fe Place, Monrovia, CA and we accept cash or check only. Hope to see you there!
A friend commissioned me to make a fermentation crock for making kimchi. I told her I was up for the challenge 😅 and my first attempt went well… until it didn’t. 😂😩 I slowed down the bit where I effed up after 25 minutes of work, so you can watch my heart break, just a little. 🤷🏻♀️ I cut it in half at the end, to check for uniform wall thickness, since it wasn’t salvageable, anyway. 🤙
I think this was the largest chunk of clay I’ve centered in forever (or ever??) and I am grateful for the practice. That rim is tricky! Oh well, off to re-watch instructional videos by before I try again!
26/11/2021
Customer appreciation shout-out to and .baquet for putting these mountain heartbeat climbing hold mugs to good use — looking nice here, with those fancy Chemexes! (I assume that’s the plural of Chemex 🤷🏻♀️)
Trying new techniques — water etching with vinyl (instead of shellac) — probably not the most interesting timelapse, but fun results! Planning on glazing this with a celadon next week ❄️
23/11/2021
Over the weekend, I took inventory for the upcoming studio sale and y’all… I think my pot problem has gotten worse. 🤦🏻♀️😂 122 Knick Natts, up for grabs next weekend, at 1833 Santa Fe Pl, Monrovia, CA — hope to see you there, December 3rd (6p-9p) and 4th (10a-4p)!
22/11/2021
Customer appreciation post — was an early adopter of and she continues to be one of my best supporters! 🥰 Glad this coffee dripper and sassy mug are serving you well, Carrie! 😘
21/11/2021
I know I just did a sale, but I still have a ton* of pieces, and our community studio is having their first sale in 2 years, so of course, I'm participating!
Come by The Wheelhouse on Friday, Dec. 3rd 6p-9p and/or Saturday, Dec. 4th 10a-4p to shop handmade ceramics made by 25+ local artists. The address is 1833 Santa Fe Place, Monrovia, CA and we accept cash or check only. Hope to see you there!
*a "ton" = 5+ boxes filled with a wide variety of mugs and tumblers, vases, bowls of various sizes, including ones with spouts, yarn bowls, small plates (hex and leaf), a few coffee drippers/pour-overs, two lidded boxes, and a soap dispenser
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