I started Beginner Ceramics in March of 2021 after joining a local ceramics studio and immediately falling in love with the process. Having worked with clay in college, it was a return to the medium after 21 years, and more importantly felt like a return to my true self.

Exploring form with the mind of a beginner and creating with joy is the goal with every piece. I want the work to impart the wonder and curiosity I feel in making it.

For the past two decades I’ve worked with artists to produce large-scale sculptures using many methods and materials (metal, wood, foam, concrete, water, flowers, airplanes!). After rediscovering clay, I decided to take a chance on myself and in June of 2022 I left my job to pursue Beginner Ceramics full-time!

Imbued with my love of art and design, and influenced by those methods of production - each piece is exuberantly and meticulously made by my hand in Brooklyn, New York.

- Jesse Hamerman

Email me for any inquiries - wholesale, custom orders, or anything else!

Jesse@beginnerceramics.com

I use many different methods and processes to create each piece, and love experimenting in the studio. That’s the beauty of ceramics - there are so many ways to learn. I make all my larger vases in sections on the pottery wheel and assemble them (using them as building blocks), this way there is no limit to the forms I can create.

My glaze colors were chosen through much experimentation. I love all the different combinations that can be had from a limited palette. There’s so much joy in discovering a new color combination. If you’d like a custom combination, email us and we can collaborate.

Time is the most important element in the process. Each piece is carefully and slowly dried so it doesn’t crack or break. Vases are covered in plastic to control the moisture. There is no hard and fast rule for amount of drying time, it is always different depending on the geometry and how complicated a piece is. Once fired, clay is super durable, but very delicate during the making process. Time and patience is of the utmost importance (aside from fun ;)

Our Terms

  • Pieces “IN STOCK” will be processed, packed and shipped within 2-3 weeks.

    All the pieces in “SHOP” are carefully handmade to order. The general lead time is between 8-12 weeks depending on the order size and current studio volume. Exact lead time will be confirmed by email once the payment has been processed.

  • SHIPPING & HANDLING:

    Shipping and handling is calculated by quantity of pieces and begins at $15 for the smaller pieces with each additional piece another $10. This covers all packing materials and shipping costs.

    Larger pieces will be packed to order. Once packed, the cost will be communicated via email and payment processed prior to the work being shipped.

    All orders shipped via UPS from the studio in Brooklyn.

    Currently shipping only to the US and Canada. If you want something sent internationally, please reach out via email and we can get a custom quote.

  • There are generally no returns except in the unlikely event of a damaged item or in special cases. In the rare occurrence a piece has been damaged in transport, please contact me within 5 business days of receiving the piece so it can be replaced.

It’s Bowl-a-palooza over at my site, I have some newer and old classics in different shapes. I’m a big fan of the small foot opening into a very large and welcoming opening.
An older classic on sale up on the site! This was an early iteration of the Arch vase, the geometry has evolved a bit, gotten a bit more curvilinear with the handles integrated into the body a bit differently. Own a piece of history!☺️🙌🏻☺️
I’m having a huge Summer Sale on all my “In Stock” pieces on my site. Trying to clear some shelves to make way for the fall☺️🙌🏻☺️ Now’s your chance to get 20% on a mirror or lamp or vase. For two weeks only these pieces can
Back to some regular program content☺️ here’s some detail shots of the Endless Lamp in sand. You can get a glimpse under the hood and see the three bulbs and how they’re attached to the lamp body. It’s all in the details….
I’ve been taking the last month to finally clean the studio and build out two (large!) and beautiful spaces! I’m looking for 2 independent ceramic artists/designers committed to their practice to share my private studio in Bushwick. Each
Another beauty shot of vase with flowers, but this time the vase in its natural environ, my kitchen table☺️ From the beautiful, poignant, and loving wedding of @matthewaaronliotine and @juliandonahue placed by wedding planner extraordinaire @laurale
Stunning flower arrangements by @sono.crafits I’ve never seen my vases look so good! Now I want to make arrangements in all of them.
Some classic smaller vases available now on the site! The designs for these pieces have slowly evolved (and continue to!) and I love all the subtle differences that small gestures can make.