Handmade Pottery & Ceramics
Shipped across India
I make handmade pottery and ceramics like bowls, vases, planters, and ornaments, each piece is unique, imperfect, and can be customized as per your ideas.
Pricing Guide
Hand-Painted Ceramic Badges & Ornaments
Scope of Item
- Wearable Art: Ceramic badges (1.5 to 3 inches) featuring quirky illustrations like cat faces or nature themes.
- Hanging Decor: Festive ornaments in star, circle, or tree shapes with cutouts or painted text.
Material & Finish
- Base: Fired stoneware or earthenware clay.
- Finish: Glossy glaze layer over hand-painted underglaze designs.
- Attachments: Metal safety pin backing for badges; natural jute twine for ornaments.
Handmade Specifications
- Form: Shapes are organic and hand-cut, resulting in slight variations in roundness.
- Uniqueness: No two hand-painted strokes are identical.
- Packaging: Mounted on card stock.
Sculpted Trinket Bowls & Luminaries
Design Features
- Trinket Bowls: Shallow vessels (3-4 inch diameter) featuring hand-sculpted miniature animals (Fox, Bear, Meerkat) attached to the rim or base.
- Tea Light Holders: Hollow forms (Cylinders, Trees, Ghost shapes) with carved cutouts to filter light.
Craftsmanship
- Technique: Hybrid of wheel-throwing for the base and hand-building for sculptural add-ons.
- Detailing: Animals feature hand-painted facial expressions.
Material & Care
- Surface: Food-safe clear glaze applied to bowl interiors.
- Handling: Sculpted elements like ears and tails are delicate; requires careful handling.
Hand-Carved Tableware
Artistic Techniques
- Sgraffito: Designs carved through a layer of colored slip to reveal contrasting clay underneath, creating a tactile texture.
- Mishima: Inlay technique where carved lines are filled with color for a flush, illustrative finish.
Product Specs
- Forms: Soup bowls (5-7 inches), serving bowls, or dinner/quarter plates (6-9 inches).
- Shape: Range includes symmetrical wheel-thrown pieces and organic hand-built forms with uneven rims.
Usage Guidelines
- Safety: Glazed with lead-free, food-safe materials.
- Maintenance: Hand-wash only to protect carving details. Not suitable for microwave or oven use.
Statement Sculptural Vases
Signature Series
- Houses on Cliff: Vases designed to resemble rocky mountain faces with miniature houses and ledges.
- Complex Forms: Multi-spout planters and vessels with integrated sculptural elements.
Dimensions & Finish
- Size: Medium to Large desktop decor (6 to 12 inches height).
- Texture: Highly textured surfaces mimicking rock, wood, or brickwork.
- Glaze: Predominantly matte or earthy satin finishes with selective gloss accents.
Functionality
- Usage: Primarily designed as dry vases for dried flowers or standalone art objects.
- Exclusivity: 1/1 creation produced without molds.
About Handmade Pottery & Ceramics
Why I Make Pottery
When I’m working with clay, everything else fades out. Pottery isn’t just craft for me - it’s where I put my memories, my love for the pahad (mountains), and a bit of poetry. Every bowl or vase I make is truly jigar ka tukda (piece of my heart). I want you to feel that when you hold it.
What You’ll Find Here
- Home Decor: From my ‘Houses on Cliff’ wheel-thrown pottery art series to playful mini vases and quirky sculptures, each piece brings a story from my travels or daydreams. My unique handmade planters are a favourite for succulents.
- Tableware: Wheel-thrown and hand-built bowls, often carved with sgraffito floral ceramics patterns. Trinket dishes come with tiny animal friends sculpted inside to keep your treasures company.
- Wearables & Ornaments: Hand-painted ceramic badges and festive ornaments for a touch of handmade warmth.
What Makes It Handmade
No piece is perfect and I don’t want them to be. Sometimes a pot cracks or the colour shifts - toh yeh toh hona hi tha! (it happens, what to do!). These quirks are proof that my hands made them. The process is slow, messy, and sometimes frustrating, but that’s what makes every item unique.
Your Ideas, My Clay
If you have a dream for a custom ceramic home decor piece, I’m all ears. Let’s see if we can shape your story together.
Meet your Expert
Malvika
14 connects in last 3 months
My Story
Ten years in, and I still don’t know if I’m at the start or somewhere in the middle. Handmade by Malvika is me, losing and finding myself, painting memories—like my nani peeling oranges in winter sun, or my mother’s tiny garden. I grew up loving big vases, now I chase small joys. I sketch movies so the endings never come. My art is a jumble of Spiti houses, Tirthan valleys, and all the feelings I can’t say out loud.
My Work
Handmade Visual Art - I make quirky ceramic vases, trinket bowls, planters, and wearable art badges inspired by mountains and poetry.
Memory-Inspired Illustration - My digital illustrations and pottery often blend places and moments from my own memories.
Imperfect, Slow Craft - Everything’s handmade, so expect uneven shapes and colors—each piece is jigar ka tukda, and I love the flaws.
Workshops & Commissions - I host workshops for kids and adults, and take custom orders if you want something personal.
For Old Souls - If you love slow days, bookstores, and things made with stories, you’ll feel at home with my work.
