Carol Naughton is a ceramic artist who creates one-of-a-kind, expressive tableware and functional pottery. The strong visual aesthetic and functionality of her ceramics reflects her love of fine cooking and gardening as well as her environmental graphic design background.
She works in porcelain and stoneware clays. The ceramic pieces are wheel thrown and altered or handbuilt from slabs incorporating textures, line work, and sculptural additions. The journey of creating new forms is endless and the winding road always leads to new destinations which she loves discovering and developing.
Carol’s glazes are mixed at the studio from raw ingredients and are durable, food-safe and dishwasher-safe. Many of the colors used reflect a fondness for Japanese glazes. The completed pieces are reduction fired in a gas kiln that is capable of achieving a wide range of glaze surfaces and colors.
Her studio is located in a remodeled 1876 stone granary on a beautiful farm located in the driftless area of Southwest Wisconsin. The historic limestone construction and colors of the granary studio are reflected in Carol’s clays and glaze choices.