Julie Cloutier is an artist living and working in Sebastopol, CA. Her ceramic work focuses on functional wares, everyday objects and playful sculptures. Made one by one, by hand in her garage studio, she explores the boundaries between art, utility, play and craft. The materiality of stoneware is her obsession and her ceramic work aims to highlight clay itself—never hiding the exterior with glaze. With a focus on intentionality and ritual, her architectural background informs her minimalist lines. 

All ceramics are food-safe, dishwasher-safe, non-toxic stoneware. Each piece is truly unique due to the special atmosphere created in every firing in a high-fire gas kiln environment.

To find out more about my creative process, head over to CLAYFULNESS! A free monthly substack newsletter exploring what it means to be a small business grounded in play!

Recent Press & Projects:

Handmade Things are Made by Bodies / Creative Fuel Interview
On Giving Self Guidelines in Creative Practice / On Creativity Podcast Episode 7
In Conversation with / Studio PLOW
The 4-day Work Week / The Maker’s Playbook Podcast Episode 408
TRUE NORTH Exhibition / di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Table Flares Exhibition / Sonoma Ceramics
Sunday Supper with Ceramicist Julie Cloutier / Country Living Magazine
At Home / REALM: Amending Home
Ceramicists with Cult Followings / Remodelista
10 New Female Ceramic Artists we Love / Martha Stewart How to be Your Own Nature / Existing Together
Home Tour / Cup of Jo
Object of Desire / Remodelista
Episode 36 Ceramic Artist / Making Ways Podcast
Useful Irrationalities / Irving Street Projects
CLAY Collection / Line Design Studio
Meet the Maker / NMJ

Her work can also be found in select shops:

General Store / San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA
Case for Making / San Francisco, CA
Visions / Pt Reyes Station, CA