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Creating handmade Ceramic pottery
that brings A Touch of whimsy to your life
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one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic pottery created by Cat Carrier
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I believe in bringing joy, creativity, and personality to people's daily routine by integrating art into their everyday lives. So I create products that prove that focusing on aesthetics does not mean you need to compromise functionality or quality.
New Arrivals!!
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meet Cat
who, despite their name, is in fact a human.
Why the name "cat but human"?
My artist name came about for a couple reasons, but the main reason is my real name: Cat Carrier.
When you google "cat carrier" the search results are all just cages with handles used for transporting cats. So I wanted to be easier to find online.
The second reason is more philosophical. Working with clay has been a part of the human experience for the past 20,000 years. Ceramics has played an unquantifiable role in the development of humanity and links us both with our ancestors and our communities today, so my name pays homage to that tradition.
Follow me on IG: @cat.but.human to see what I'm currently working on!
What I Make
I primarily create functional art using ceramic clay. As I constantly refine designs, each small batch of items I make is slightly different than the one that came before it, making each piece truly one-of-a-kind.
While my current focus is on functional pottery, I was an oil painter before I became a potter, and also dabble in ceramic sculpture. I integrate both my painting and sculpting skills into my pottery to make everything as ✨aesthetic✨ as possible while still being practical and easy to use.
WHY I MAKE
My shift to functional pottery is rooted in my love for my community. Paintings and sculptures take a long time to produce, and the longer something takes to complete, the more costly it becomes. Part of optimizing functional pottery designs for me is making the creation process as efficient as possible. I want as many people as possible to be able to bring my art into their homes, while still appropriately valuing my time and skill, and small batch functional pottery is the best way I've found to do that.
Who I make for
My collectors are people who want to consciously curate their surroundings to bring creativity, lightness and joy into their lives. They are people who may not have much space for art in their homes, and so they want to replace boring and mundane parts of their daily routine with original artistic creations that provide the same function.
I feel connected to and have so much love for the people who collect my work. I am always so grateful when people want to bring a little piece of my brain into their home.
