The Creator

 My name is Breanna, and I love to collect artistic skills. Ceramisaurus Pottery is where I showcase my ceramic reations. I also love to draw, sew, watercolor paint, leather work, and book binding. I’ve also recently added welding and woodworking to my collection of artistic skills. In addition to artistic skills, I also love rockhounding, which is the hobby of collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils, and other semi-precious gems from nature. I also enjoy polishing and creating cabachons out of the many items I collect.

I am a college student getting a bachelor's degree in fine arts. I work part-time for a geology professor on campus, doing scientific illustrations. He specializes in crinoids (marine invertebrates), so anything I design for him is crinoid-based. While attending college, I had my first experience with ceramics and fell in love with it. After taking a ceramics class for a few semesters, I developed a love for dinosaur-themed designs, and thus Ceramisaurus Pottery was born. Join me as I explore my newfound hobby and create dinosaur-themed stoneware! 

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Artist Statement

My forms explore paleontology, particularly dinosaurs. I believe in creating pieces that resonate with me, and dinosaurs are something that I’ve always been captivated by. Dinosaurs are loved my many, and creating dinosaur-themed work is a great way to connect with people. It’s always rewarding to see the excitement on people’s faces when they encounter my work, knowing that I sparked some passion for their dino fancy.

I am currently exploring different methods to incorporate dinosaurs into my work, through decals or by leaving a silhouette of a dinosaur that exposes the raw clay body. I focus on creating pieces that are earthy to reflect the natural earth that dinosaur fossils come from. It’s amazing  how being close to raw earth can be freeing to the soul, and I find I’m drawn to texture and color from nature. By combining the fun, playful nature of dinosaurs and raw earth, I hope to evoke a sense of awe, appreciation, and enjoyment for the beautiful creations we have all around us.

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Fun Fact

The dinosaur used for Ceramisaurus Pottery's logo is not a T-rex. It's actually a ceratosaurus. There are a couple of pronunciations of this word; It can either be pronounced Keh-RAT-oh-sore-us or sir-AT-toe-SORE-us. The way I was introduced to it was sir-AT-toe-SORE-us.

Ceramisaurus Pottery is a play on words. Ceratosaurus. Ceramisaurus. Get it?

According to the Natural History Museum of Utah website, Ceratosaurus means "horned lizard." It was a carnivourous dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic period around 150 million years ago.

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