Artist Highlight

I began painting as a child in my hometown. Inspiration comes from cultures all over the world, and in particular from architecture and nature where I was born and grew up with a distinct admiration of the history I saw in the objects that surrounded me from an ancient civilization. As Thomas Merton says: “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Art has the power to touch you deep in your soul. It stirs the emotions and connects you with creativity and beauty. Art is available to us in everything we do, it is a creative way of being. That creativity can express itself in an infinite number of ways.

Having found artifacts at archaeological sites in my hometown, my passion for ceramic art has grown stronger. Living in Turkey for about 4 years, my focus was on ceramics. I learned all the ceramic art techniques and since then I have continued to work on them. I create original functional and decorative ceramic works. Each piece is one-of-a-kind with an ancient, yet still contemporary look which is achieved by using lead-free, high fire oxidation glaze and colors. All dinnerware is microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe. It is obvious that everybody adores a dinner table with handmade ceramic pieces.

Manna Pottery is a collection of unique, hand-painted, lead free, glazed, and decorative as well as functional ceramics reproduced from 7th-century originals. Hand-painted figures and patterns, shapes and colors of our ceramics reproduced from ancient motives of Manea art. Our authentic products will be customized for you, your loved ones and any occasion. Manna Pottery‘s mission is to celebrate your special occasion with a unique and hand-painted piece of art.