View fullsize The morning after a pit firing is my favorite part. Before I even lift the pieces out, there’s this quiet anticipation. Then I start brushing the ash away carefully revealing what the fire decided to leave behind. Smoky blush tones. Deep carbon
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View fullsize It’s not just lighting… it’s presence. It’s the moment you exhale at the end of the day. Hand thrown. Hand carved. Slow made. Available soon in limited release. Sign up to be notified at the link in profile for www.cander
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View fullsize Blazing flame meets quiet alchemy. My pit fired pieces are hand-thrown, carefully turned, and finally surrendered to an open pit of flames. Here fire, smoke, and earth leave their marks. This is the ultimate artistic collaboration, and I relish wor
View fullsize I’m obsessed with carved luminaries. As much as I freaking ADORE them, I’ll be the first to admit they’re incredibly tricky to make. The fine, super-creamy white porcelain I choose to work with is second to none, but most potters I
View fullsize I love how pit-fired lamps bring warmth and elemental earth to any space. I keep one at my bedside, layered with woven fibers and warm wood. It doesn’t just light the space, it anchors it. One of a kind. Available now. DM to collect before t
View fullsize Soft light. Slow evenings. Ritual over rush. I’ve handmade porcelain oil lamps designed to bring warmth back into the room. Not just light, but presence. Each piece is wheel-thrown in fine porcelain, then individually carved by hand. The surfa
View fullsize Mesmerizing from every angle. ✨ I could stare at these porcelain luminaries as they swirl in their glow. I like to carve many of them with flowing designs that swoop, curve, and shift as you move around it. No single “front.” Made to be
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View fullsize There’s no glaze. No predictable outcome. Just fire, minerals, and time. My handmade pit fired lamps are shaped in porcelain, then surrendered to flame. They’re layered in flames with wood, earth, and natural elements that leave behind s
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View fullsize Every time I open the kiln and pull out a new oil lamp prototype, it instantly becomes my new favorite. I carry it inside, set it on a shelf, a bedside table, a kitchen counter and immediately imagine it glowing there with its calm, clean, constant f
View fullsize I can’t get enough of pit-fired pieces. It’s always a delight to uncover what the flames have painted across the porcelain. When lit, dimmed to perfection, the soft glow above contrasts the elemental texture below. Suddenly the entire sp
View fullsize There’s no ruler. No stencil. No pre-planned pattern. I carve each porcelain luminary completely intuitively responding to the curve of the form, the feel of the clay, the rhythm of my hands in that moment. Every line flows into the next witho
View fullsize Oooooo Kalliopi! Her surface is just too exquisite to cover. 
Her raw clay exterior has deep, chocolate-like richness, and a matte, velvety, quiet indulgence. Glazing it would’ve meant losing everything I love about it, so only the interior is
View fullsize I'm currently crafting a new collection of oil lamps from creamy white porcelain, each one uniquely carved or burnished for a soft, smooth feel. Cotton wicks in paraffin oil burn cleanly without the usual flicker of a flame and create a serene glow.