Bella Joy Pottery Blog

All Those Magical Speckles
Aren’t those speckles on these bud vases amazing? You know what I love most about the Brighter Days collection? How forgiving it is! Flaws with this beautiful clay make it...
All Those Magical Speckles
Aren’t those speckles on these bud vases amazing? You know what I love most about the Brighter Days collection? How forgiving it is! Flaws with this beautiful clay make it...

Brighter Days Ahead
I don't know about you, but the last four months have been the icing on the cake to the last two years. I am typically a pretty positive person, or at...
Brighter Days Ahead
I don't know about you, but the last four months have been the icing on the cake to the last two years. I am typically a pretty positive person, or at...

How a New Line of Pottery is Made
In early 2021 I had the thought that I wanted to create a new line of pottery. I had been making the same line for about seven years and although...
How a New Line of Pottery is Made
In early 2021 I had the thought that I wanted to create a new line of pottery. I had been making the same line for about seven years and although...

What Exactly is an Orb?
A few years ago I started making orbs or so it seemed. I started taking ceramics classes when I was 15 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Ceramics was one...
What Exactly is an Orb?
A few years ago I started making orbs or so it seemed. I started taking ceramics classes when I was 15 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Ceramics was one...

Color Theory
I am in the process of creating a new line. I am making new pottery shapes and new glazes. While I was looking at some tumblers I made some glaze...
Color Theory
I am in the process of creating a new line. I am making new pottery shapes and new glazes. While I was looking at some tumblers I made some glaze...

Season of Love Everyday Darn Day
The day of love is coming up in a few days, but why not celebrate love every darn day! These stoneware mugs with red and colors from red are back...
Season of Love Everyday Darn Day
The day of love is coming up in a few days, but why not celebrate love every darn day! These stoneware mugs with red and colors from red are back...