Handcrafted Pottery

Guided by Nature, Grounded in Clay

A woman in a long black dress stands in water near a rocky shoreline, pouring water from a large ceramic vessel. The sky is cloudy and overcast, with a calm body of water in the background.

Lowell Hutcheson

Artist・Educator

Lowell Hutcheson is a ceramic artist working primarily on the wheel to create monumental forms with a focus on textures drawn from the erosion patterns and sediment layers of the Lake Ontario shoreline. Working from a studio in Central New York, she creates each large-scale piece from raw clay and slips harvested in part from the shore, allowing geologic time and material weathering to register directly in the surface.

Her work engages what remains: the sediment, the shoreline, the traces left behind as a landscape erodes. Pieces range up to several feet in height, thrown and constructed for gallery and museum installation as well as private collection.

Hutcheson's ceramic sculpture has been shown most recently in Made in New York (Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY), and The Things We Carry (CIRCA Atelier, Toronto, ON). She also leads workshops on ceramic process and material sourcing for institutions and organizations, drawing on her ongoing research into the region's clay and sediment. Her studio accepts inquiries from galleries, collectors, and interior designers seeking large-scale, one-of-a-kind ceramic work for residential and institutional settings, as well as workshop bookings.

Upcoming Events

Exhibitions

The Things We Carry
CIRCA Atelier
Toronto, ON
August 28-September 28, 2026.

Craft Fairs

Clayscapes Pottery Market
Chuck Hafner's Farmers Market and Garden Center,
North Syracuse, NY
October 3-4, 2026

Workshops

Clay on the Lake
Sterling Nature Center
August 29, 2-3pm
Join ceramic artist Lowell Hutcheson for a workshop on the shore in which participants will learn to make pinch pots and incorporate materials from the lake.  We’ll discuss our relationship to the lake and how that can inform our art.  No previous experience required, all ages welcome.
No registration required.
Free

The Ceramic School Clay Camp
Online
Topic- Surface Textures Inspired by Nature
May 31, 2026, 9am ET
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