Ceramics / Pottery

Functional fine-art raku pottery - I work part time as a professor in the department of Fish and Wildlife at the University of Idaho, but avidly spin pottery in the interstitial spaces between work and play. Raku pottery has been a prime passion since 1993, when I was introduced to the process during a community course taught by master Raku artist Steve Hemmingway. I emphasize functional forms, with surface designs that link mythology, coastal biology, and ecological issues.

I dig my clays by hand in the west and northwest United States, cleaning, mixing, and preparing it in my studio. I prepare my own glazes. My pieces are wheel-thrown and hand built, and EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE.

TILE WOMAN is a ceramic art studio in Boise, Idaho specializing in custom designed, hand painted and fired ceramic tiles. We design murals and single tiles for kitchens, baths and entryways or to be framed and hung as art. Each tile and mural is, in a true sense, an original piece or art. Usually three layers of glaze are applied per firing. It's not uncommon to fire five or six times to achieve an effect of deep, rich, penetrating color.

Unique Hand thrown Stoneware. Original Stoneware Creations.

30 years experience in pottery with BFA in Ceramics from Northern Arizona University. My work is for sale on the web and at the Capitol City Market in downtown Boise from May to December.

Bottles, bowls and Vases are my specialty. Every piece is unique no duplicates.

Marie Hawkins
Elias Portor Creations
606 Bacon Drive
Boise, Idaho  83712
telephone:  208-571-7416 

Elias Portor Creations is distinctive, one of a kind, hand painted pottery. Lively in color, filled with life and as useful as it is beautiful.