Ceramics with an eye for design

Every piece here is one-of-a-kind, hand-built and glazed in my studio. These works are vessels of function and some playful mystery. Here are ritual objects, daily companions, and strange familiars. You’ll find work with finishes that feel satisfying in the hand and are pleasing to the eye.

Put a Monsterpot in your kitchen and instantly your day gets more exciting and curious. Smile mischievously when you hand your guests an eyeball mug full of tea. Surprise your dear one with a special and unique gift. Pottery with personality becomes like a treasured family member whose daily presence is a source of comfort.

A cohort of monsterpots is made from a single block of clay.

After drying a few weeks, they gestate in the kiln for about 13 hours at 1900 deg F. Then they’re given their multilayered coat of glaze and back into the kiln they go for a second firing period of 8 hours. There, they’ll be subjected to temperatures of 2200 deg F. This will mature the stoneware to the desired hardness and give them their colorful and glossy surfaces. No two are alike even if they’re made to be part of a cohort.

I like to give them old-fashioned names although I’m drawn to all kinds of beautiful names from all over the world. (Want to suggest an unusual name? — has to be one I haven’t used before!) There are now over 400 monsterpots out in the world...

I mix dry materials from a formula to create a recipe and then I fire them on test tiles to be sure the glaze is a good fit for my clay. The interiors of pots and mugs are food grade and safe. Mugs are microwave friendly and dishwasher safe but the Monsterpots should be washed by hand.

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Ola Monsterpot

Ola Monsterpot

$125.00

Meet Ola. Friendly and outgoing, Ola encourages you to plant more flowers and veggies and enjoy all the beautiful green colors of Earth.

These well-fitted lidded pots are great for storing sugar, salt, and other condiments that you need on a regular basis. They’re also good for hiding over-the stove and on-the-counter items. Pet treats, buttons, and other loose items fit neatly inside the pot (which accommodates most adult hands).

Made of stoneware, Ola is layered with a translucent grass green glaze under a coppery opaque glaze and is topped with a lacy/ streaky pale blue lithium wash. The yellow and white matte “buttons” on her belly make for a good grip when handling her.

Handwashing is recommended as the teeth can be fragile.

#432

No two monsterpots are alike in personality and all of the glazes, formulated from scratch in the Kest Pottery studio, are food-safe.

If you need a monsterpot as a keepsake urn for your beloved pet’s ashes, please reach out.

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Ceramics with an eye for design

A cohort of monsterpots is made from a single block of clay.

CURRENTLY IN THE KEST POTTERY SHOP

Kristin Kest Fine Art, Illustration, and Ceramics

A working artist living in the beautiful Susquehanna Valley of York, PA

Ceramics with an eye for design

A cohort of monsterpots is made from a single block of clay.

CURRENTLY IN THE KEST POTTERY SHOP

Ola Monsterpot

Ola Monsterpot

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