Venue is a home goods and gift shop where everything in the store is made by local Washington artists and makers. Our products are carefully curated to provide our customers a truly remarkable shopping experience. We love supporting our local small businesses and providing small-batch products to our customers.
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Like many, I was drawn to pottery by the idea that I could create unique objects with my touch that could be both beautiful and useful. Throwing and firing clay by hand takes patience and often an unreasonable amount of time and effort. There is also never a guarantee of success – every step in the process has elements out of your control that could ruin your pots. Yet it is this very dance between uncertainty and intention that keeps me and so many other potters coming back to the craft. Handmade pottery and all of its quirks, delights, and mysteries, is a needed counterpoint to our increasingly automated and manufactured world. These one-of-a-kind objects connect and ground us – there is a unique joy in sipping tea out of a handmade mug and seeing the character of the maker reflected in the colors and form of the pot.
For my own work, I am drawn to simple, geometric forms decorated by the unpredictable effects of atmospheric kilns where flying ash, soda, and flames decorate surfaces and play with glazes. I also enjoy making looser, stretched forms with tactile and organic textures inspired by the natural world.
Beyond the studio, I create software for scientific space missions and I am an avid gardener, musician, and hiker.
We are a small, close knit, group of art enthusiasts who love the variety of creative products we carry. We pride ourselves on assisting customers and doing what it takes to help them find what they need.
Come on by anytime to say hi and check out all the wonderful art we proudly display and sell.
Located in the historic district of Ballard in north Seattle, WA. We are in the heart of this bustling neighborhood surrounded by other great independant shops and restaurants.
Come on by and make a day of exploring all this beautiful neighborhood has to offer.
Have a question about a product? Need suggestions for a gift? Call us anytime during our store hours and we would be happy to help you. Or email us, if you prefer, through the link below.
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206-789-3335
