Well Traveled Wares, Rua Francisco Pereira Silvestre, No 73, Portland, OR (2026)

Handcrafting planters and ceramic home decor, teaching pottery classes, and hosting artist residencies and retreats in Portugal. My mom always encouraged me to explore the arts, and while I pursued an education in ceramics, I get my hands dirty with so many other mediums. The human face and the stories it tells, the exploration of color as a vehicle for conveying emotion, collage as a means of unc

oiling a narrative, the simple representation of words- all things that drive the urge to create. I moved to Portland, Oregon from Connecticut in 2005 hoping to nurture my creative voice. As it turns out, Portland is full of inspiration, and the long stretch of rainy days that envelop us here, are the perfect reason to stay in and produce the pottery, paintings, cards and other items you'll find here. If you see something you like I am happy to take requests and commissions- let's talk!

06/23/2026

I love our morning walks in and around our little village in Portugal. I lived in my Portland house for 12 years and never had as many conversations with neighbors every day as I do here after less than 2 years living here.
It’s not fancy but it’s peaceful. My neighbors are kind. We are close to things but still feel far away. It’s a big change from Portland but I love it. And I love sharing this place with visiting artists and friends.
If you ever want to come visit the guest house is ready for artists, and non artists alike.

06/19/2026

Tonight was the first night of .caldasdarainha and the sunset light made my hanging planters and their crystals glow in the most perfect way.
This one is wheelthrown and altered to as the space for the crystals to hang. It has a built in saucer, drainage l, and delicate hand sculpted flowers and leaves.

This trio basking in the golden hour light made my heart swoon.

Can you see the rainbows the vintage crystals throw in the sunlight?

Hard to see the subtle details and crystal glaze effects but my goodness they sure looked lovely.

This design is a new favorite to make and I so love taking the bus to Lisbon to hunt for antique chandelier crystals to hang on them.

I mean… look how they dance and sway. And the shadows from the Adansonii leaves on the planter 😘

The vintage gold glaze on the monstera planter in this light was also oh so lovely.

That’s a wrap on day one. Look forward to seeing who I meet and what new Portuguese I learn while I try to communicate with show visitors in my new language (that I am far from fluent in)

06/18/2026

Just a few new vases I made, and new (to me) glaze combos I have been testing out. Which one speaks to you?

06/17/2026

The end of a long making cycle is here. Just unloaded the last kiln full of work (ok actually I may do one more small batch of work🤫) for this weekend’s big ceramics market .caldasdarainha
Super excited to participate amongst 70 ceramic artists living and working all over Portugal! I made so much work, but this is just a peek at a few pieces from the most recent kiln. Wooo!
Glazes

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Rua Francisco Pereira Silvestre, No 73
Portland, OR
2540-436

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http://www.welltraveledwares.com/

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