union
pots

Union Pots is a pottery practice based out of Clayworks on Columbia, two blocks from Union Street in Brooklyn, New York City. I make functional pieces such as bowls, mugs, plates, coffee dosing cups and planters. To me the word union signifies coherence and strength, good qualities for a pot to have.

— James

A simple white planter and matching saucer, holding a variegated plant
simple white planter
A selection of cups in speckled white, brown, green and blue glazes, stacked on a kitchen shelf
selection of cups
The set of plates on Brooklyn red clay, stacked to show their various glazes, the bottom one blue One plate from the set seen from above, its red glaze breaking to a golden-brown ring
set of plates on Brooklyn red clay; various glazes

Then I entered a strongroom of vocabulary Where words like urns that had come through the fire Stood in their bone-dry alcoves next a kiln…

Seamus Heaney, “To a Dutch Potter in Ireland”
The macrocosmos planter, blue glaze on speckle clay with running drips and a matching saucer, holding a leafy green plant
macrocosmos planter: blue glaze on speckle clay
Big beauty, a large planter thrown from 15 pounds of brown clay, its glazes dark blue-black over brown, with a matching saucer and a ZZ plant
big beauty: 15 pounds of brown clay thrown; various glazes
The daisy colander, nutmeg glaze on brown clay, with petal-shaped handles around the rim and holes in a flower pattern
daisy colander; nutmeg glaze on brown clay
The 4 bowls before glazing, bare brown clay, in a row on a studio shelf The set of 4 bowls, white glaze on brown clay, stacked on a granite counter
set of 4 bowls, white glaze on brown clay