(That’s Bob up there, he is the first monster I ever made. He says hi too.)

About :

Hi! Welcome to Spacecat Ceramics — a colorful collision of whimsy, chaos, and clay.

I’m a former librarian who now tells stories through clay — one weird monster at a time.

Every creature I make is a little odd, a little charming, and looks like it might’ve escaped from an unsettling dream and then immediately got lost in a 90’s Nickelodeon technicolor cartoon.

And each one is a tiny character with its own personality, quirks, and feelings.

The overall vibe? Someone definitely sprinkled too much imagination into the kiln.

Thanks for visiting my weird, joyful corner of the ceramic universe.

I hope you find a monster that feels like home.

The Monster Process

Every Spacecat monster begins slowly.

I start with a small piece of clay and spend time getting to know the creature as it takes shape. Monsters are hand-built and sculpted piece by piece. Little details are created and attached by hand until the monster starts to reveal themselves.

Once the sculpture is complete, the monster rests and dries before being hand painted with underglaze. After that, they travel into the kiln to bake and then cool. Once they are bisque fired, I carefully glaze each one by hand. (No dunking here. Dunking upsets them, nobody likes being dunked.) After the glaze firing, I often add gold luster or Mother of Pearl and fire them once more (yup, three firings!).

Many small choices, layers of color, and tiny moments of attention slowly bring the monster fully to life.

From the first handful of clay to the final firing, and depending on size, a monster may take several weeks to complete.

Each one is completely one of a kind, because each one grows slowly through time, patience, and a lot of joy.

The Spacecat Philosophy

The monsters are not products.

The monsters are not objects.

They’re friends that come into the world slowly, through care and attention. Each one carries a little bit of the time, warmth, and joy that went into making it.

My work is guided by a simple philosophy called Heart-Centered Productivity.

Instead of focusing on numbers or output, I focus on making each monster slowly, softly, and with intention. The values that guide my studio are:

Slow hands.
Soft heart.
Care in every monster.
Connection and warmth over quantity.

When a monster finds its new home and family, it carries all of those things with it into the world.