Worm Ceramics Starts A Blog

Hello to anyone who stumbles across this post. I'm Worm Ceramics. 

I'm an artsy creative who makes ceramics. This blog will be dedicated to my personal ceramic journey that I hope to share with other people who are also enthusiastic about ceramics and nature. 

I love simple forms and vessels. By hand I'm making mushroom themed jars, planter pots, and vases. 

I also love throwing on the wheel. Right now, I'm tackling the challenge of throwing a series of teapots, which will be mushroom themed (the iconic fly agaric ((the red one!))) 

Almost all of my work is inspired by nature, in particular what grows in forests and fields. 

A side not, I am an amateur mushroom forager and a ton of mushroom species are inspiration for my ceramics. Mycology plays a huge role in my life and I hope to continue building up my skills as a forager and as a ceramicist. 

Etsy and Instagram are the main platforms I use to show off the work that I've been producing,  as well as Pinterest! So if anyone finds themselves on one of these platforms I'm hanging out there as well! 

Thanks for reading and I can't wait to see where this ceramics blog will take me and you.  





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