Thank you for visiting!
Welcome!!!
Tis' the season!! (to freak out).
Fall & Winter Schedule 2025!!
November 7th - Quirk Gallery 5-8pm a fun First Friday pop-up! Come say Hi!!!
November 21-23 Craft + Design (best show ever!!!) at Main St. Station
December Hand/Thrown Holiday Market (best studio market ever!!!) at the ICA
Leigh St. Open Studio (best mix of talented tenants ever!!!!) at 3106 Leigh St...aka, my for real studio
I also have work available for purchase at the lovely Shop Made in Va, Scott's Addition and Old Town Alexandria locations. An amazing shop full of excellent local makers to meet all of your gifting needs.
The Holidays are fast approaching and I will be shifting most of my online inventory to various shops and markets for the next couple of months. But!! Please!! Let me know if you are looking for something specific. Most pieces might be noted as "sold out" but I might just have something tucked away special for you. XOXOXO
If you are looking for a special pot or a very specific number of what is already shown here, check out mugs, vases, and the m.t.o. made to order sections.
You can also reach out via email at wareforlife@gmail.com to chat about any projects you might have in mind or pots you want to see in the world.
Stay well!!
pot lives : pot jobs
a day in the life of...
...crunch time
10.25.25
prepping for aaaaalllll markets, shows, and shops!!! an exuberant and exhausting time of year! I know what my best sellers are and will be rolling through them, but there is something about a deadline that make me more experimental...testing out something I'm thinking of as "slip stickers" (?)....fun
...relative
a piece corresponding to the moment...
pieces for you
studio home
Oh Hi!
My name is Carla Pillsbury, studio potter/teacher/artist. Welcome to my shop! All of the pieces are wheel thrown, hand built, glazed and fired by me.
I teach beginning and intermediate wheel throwing at Hand/Thrown, a cozy studio in the bustling Brookland Park neighborhood. Check out their website for their varied class offerings, ranging from a single day to an 8 week course!
Collaboration inspires me so if you have an idea for a piece and don’t see it here get in touch and we will build it together!
Meanwhile! For more pots, process insight and pics, follow along on instagram @wareforlife or reach out via email at wareforlife@gmail.com.
*lovely photo taken by @kateignatowskiphoto