Berkshires · Ceramics · One of a kind
Made to be held.
Meant to be used.
Hand-built ceramics by Jodi Luby — a tree, a forest, a river carved line by line into the clay and drawn from her own photographs.
Hand-built ceramics by Jodi Luby — a tree, a forest, a river carved line by line into the clay and drawn from her own photographs.
A drawing carved into the clay, then filled with color.
Jodi works in Mishima and Sgraffito — incising fine lines into the surface of a piece and inlaying them with underglaze, so the image has depth, texture and a wonderful tactile quality. The themes come from her own photographs: a stand of winter trees, the reflection in a slow river, the shapes of a walk through the woods.
Thirty years at the work-table sit behind every curve. Nothing here is poured from a mold — each piece is built, carved, and glazed by hand, so no two are ever quite the same.
A moment in nature, caught on film and chosen for its line.
The line is drawn into clay, one cut at a time.
Underglaze fills the lines, then settles in the first firing.
Matte and gloss glaze complete the piece.
Forest for the Trees.
The Forest for the Trees series is inspired by Jodi's photographs from travels all around the world. The pieces reflect both the beauty and vulnerability of trees, and the changing relationship between them and the world around us.
The image that inspired it, reimagined in clay.
Every piece begins with one of Jodi's own photographs. Here are the original images and the ceramic interpretation.
A contemporary ceramic artist based in the Berkshires and New York City, Jodi makes elegant, nature-inspired work that pulls organic form together with a meticulous, deliberate hand.
She trained first as a photographer — a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology — then built a career as a graphic designer, using her skills in illustration, design, drawing and printmaking before focusing on clay. Those disciplines never left; they're the eye behind every carved line.
A world traveler always hunting for the visually extraordinary, she has studied at Parsons, Haystack, the Armory Art Center, and DoClay NYC, and shows her work up and down the East Coast.
Each piece is one of a kind.
Sold work can be commissioned and remade, and Jodi takes special requests if you see something that piques your interest. Tell her your desires.