GRAPHĒ: Made in America: The West

Pigeon Toe Ceramics founder Lisa Jones takes us behind the scenes of her creative process. Plus, we share more handmade products from the West.

West

Lisa Jones, Founder and CCO of Pigeon Toe Ceramics

Portland, Oregon

I got into ceramics as away to sort of turn off my brain and make something beautiful—and hopefully to find a hobby. But like everything else I do, I found a way to turn it into a more elaborate production. In this case, a business.

Here, I’m building a sconce. So, you start with cleaning the molds and deciding what color you’re going to cast in. When the clay goes into the molds, it’s a liquid. As the plaster in the mold absorbs the water in the clay, you create the shell of a ceramic piece.