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Handmade ceramic Bag Vase by Lusolia, stoneware shaped like a soft tote with gold and bronze glaze pooling along the base
What Actually Makes a Vase Handmade (And What Doesn't)
A twelve dollar mold poured vase and a handmade one can look identical in a photo. Here's what actually separates them, told through my own process. No wheel, no shortcuts,... Read more...
Is Handmade Pottery Worth It? 5 Real Differences From Someone Who Makes It
From the Lusolia Studio · Amsterdam Is Handmade Pottery Worth It? 5 real differences between handmade and mass-produced ceramics, from someone who makes it. Short answer: yes, if you actually plan to use and love what you buy. Handmade pottery costs more because a real person spent hours shaping it by hand, and because no two pieces ever come out exactly the same. Mass-produced ceramics are pressed or slip-cast in molds by machines, hundreds of identical pieces an hour, which is why they're cheap and why your fruit bowl looks... Read more...