Well Traveled Wares

Well Traveled Wares Ceramic artist with studios in Portland, OR and Salgueiro, Portugal. I grew up in a creative family.

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!

There are so many big changes to my day to day life since we moved to Portugal and began building our ceramics studio, r...
08/30/2026

There are so many big changes to my day to day life since we moved to Portugal and began building our ceramics studio, retreats and residency programs.
Life moves slower when you live in a tiny agricultural village. We are friends with our neighbors, and farmers share apples, potatoes, tomatoes (even though we have way too many already), and other treats.
It’s quiet and busy in a much more satisfying sort of way. I spend more time teaching resident artists and people curious about clay than I do making my own work. New EU Shipping laws ( look up PPWR if you are unfamiliar) have made it impossible to launch my art into Europe, so I am finding other ways to make a living as an artist and feel fulfilled in the process.
I have big plans for 2027, and some big projects and surprises coming to close out 2026 and I can’t wait to share them with you! .
Hope you enjoy this little peek behind the scenes at Well Traveled Wares Studios.

08/29/2026

I love to collaborate, but sometimes it’s hard to make decisions about these projects because the piece is truly one of a kind. And what if I mess it up?
I think I feel more investment in the outcome when I am completing someone else’s work, than my own. This beauty is a collab between and I. (We actually made four collab pieces during her residency with us in July, but more on that later).
I have been staring at this thing for weeks, as glazing ideas run through my head. My first test (see the linked reel) came out way too dark and made me second guess all of my ideas! So now I am testing about 12-14 different glaze combos to see what happens and which one will look best on the vase.
I promise I will share all the combos as soon as I unload the kiln tomorrow. Maybe you all can help me pick which one to use on the collab?

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Portland, OR
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