Vanessa Norris ( She/her )

I make colorful cloud pottery, marrying vibrant pastel colors with voluminous wheel-thrown forms that look like they dropped from a cartoon sky. Bold and bright rainbows cascade across almost all of my pieces. When I create, I want to delight you with details and make forms that are as fun to use as they are to look at. Often my pieces contain textured bumps, clouds suspended in wire, or protruding puffs that create a unique tactile experience.

Vanessa M. Norris (she/her) is a ceramic artist who has been working in clay for over twelve years. She graduated with a BFA degree in Ceramics from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has held various jobs in the field in the years since—from studio technician to production potter to small business owner (and many things in between)! She is currently the Studio Manager at JP Clay, a community ceramics studio in Jamaica Plain, MA. When she’s not at JP Clay, you can usually find her hunched over decorating a mug in her studio, cuddling her cats, or biking along the Charles River on her lavender cruiser. She’s a lover of handmade objects, tattoos, the color purple, cats, and all things clay.