Kiln It

Kiln It — Anshika's Ceramics

No two alike, just like people.

Handmade ceramics by Anshika — functional pieces with a twist, and a few that carry a story inside.

Meet the maker
A long table draped in red cloth, covered in handmade bowls, vases, mugs and spoons, under a hand-painted Kiln It banner.
My table at the art fair.

Meet the maker

My story

I’m Anshika, and Kiln It is where my pottery lives. I first sat at a wheel in a high school elective and fell in love in the very first class. Something about it felt peaceful, even though back then I spent a lot of time fighting the clay and getting frustrated when a piece collapsed or came out lopsided.

College and a math degree pushed pottery to the back burner, but I kept finding my way back through small sessions here and there. Over the last year I’ve leaned into it fully, throwing at a studio, and I’ve come back with a completely different mindset. I used to fight the clay. Now I work with it.

That’s the heart of Kiln It. I start every piece with an idea, but clay has a mind of its own, and if a vase decides halfway through that it wants to be a bowl, I let it. Some of my favorite pieces started as something going wrong. No two pieces are alike, just like people.

Most of what I make is functional with a twist: garlic graters, a berry bowl that swirls water to wash fruit gently, everyday pieces meant to be used, not just looked at. Alongside those I make conceptual work like the Holesome Collection, pieces that look whole on the outside while carrying something hollow within. This is where I share both, and the process behind them.

I used to fight the clay. Now I work with it.

A tan vase with white slip vines, a deep red bowl, and a blue-striped tumbler on a stone ledge in front of pine trees.
Everyday pieces, meant to be used.
Hands holding a red berry bowl under a running tap, water swirling around blueberries.
The berry bowl, doing its job.

At the wheel

The process

Clay, water, patience, and the occasional collapse. Here's what happens at the wheel.

From the kiln

Recent pieces

Nothing here has a price tag. If something speaks to you, just ask — I'm happy to share details, or make you one of your own.

Three tall vessels on a wooden shelf, each with a hole through its body — one speckled gold, one white with a blue and brown top, one cream with a pooled blue glaze.Close-up of The Hug, a white vessel with two small sculpted hands reaching around its glazed top and an open hollow through its middle.
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The Holesome Collection

Wholesome, minus the “w” — because looking whole and being whole aren't the same thing.

Each piece in this collection wears its hole in plain sight. No hiding it, no glazing over it (well, except literally). But the one that gets me every time is the middle piece — “The Hug.” Two hands reaching around the form, holding on, connected on the outside. And still, right where the center should be, there’s nothing there.

That’s the whole idea. You can be held and still feel hollow. Connected externally, empty internally.

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Hands holding a red berry bowl under a running tap, water swirling around blueberries.
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The Vortex Bowl

Pour water into the spout and it swirls around the bowl, rinsing berries gently without bruising them.

I’ve made a few variations of this one now, and every single one has sold almost instantly. Everyone seems to love having it around — rinse your berries, grapes, or cherry tomatoes with ease, then set it on the table to serve. If you’d like one, ask me about the next batch.

  • Functional

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A red bowl with a wavy, star-shaped rim and a speckled pink and lilac glaze inside.The garlic grater plate, star bowl, and chip and dip bowl together on a wooden shelf.
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The Star Bowl

A wavy-rimmed bowl in deep red with a speckled pink and lilac center.

The star bowl was a fan favorite from the start. A lovely couple snapped it up, excited to add it to their kitchen collection.

  • Functional

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A wide round platter in speckled ocean blue with a raised cream-colored bowl in the center for dip.The garlic grater plate, star bowl, and chip and dip bowl together on a wooden shelf.
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Chip and Dip Bowl

A wide speckled-blue platter with a cream dip well built right into the center.

This one didn’t even make it past first instinct — it was gone almost as soon as I set it out.

  • Functional

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A round amber and brown plate with a field of small raised teeth in its center for grating garlic.The garlic grater plate, star bowl, and chip and dip bowl together on a wooden shelf.
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Garlic Grater Plate

A shallow plate with a raised, textured center — rub a clove across it and the garlic does the rest.

This one went to the sweetest lady, who was already dreaming up ways to use it in her cooking — garlic, berry compote, the works.

  • Functional

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A dark, speckled brown-black teapot with a round terracotta knob on the lid and a curved wire handle with a wooden grip.An olive vase, the dark teapot, and a red pitcher lined up on a stone ledge outdoors.
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The Teapot

The most challenging piece I've made so far — a dark speckled teapot with a little clay knob and a wooden handle.

A teapot is really several pieces that all have to agree with each other: the body, the spout, the lid, and the way they all fit together. Getting the spout to pour cleanly and the lid to sit just right took more tries than I’d like to admit. It’s the most challenging thing I’ve made, and it found a home.

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A tall vase with a flared lip in a glossy, mottled olive-green glaze, photographed outdoors.An olive vase, the dark teapot, and a red pitcher lined up on a stone ledge outdoors.
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Olive Vase

A tall vase with a flared lip and a glossy olive glaze that pools darker in every curve.

The glaze on this one did exactly what I hoped it would — breaking lighter on the edges and pooling deep olive in the grooves. It’s sold now and living its best life with someone new.

  • Functional

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