top of page
All Posts
After years of working to impossibly tight cake deadlines, I thought a whole year to prepare for an exhibition would feel easy. It turns out, clay has its own sense of timing — and I’m still learning
Rethinking Deadlines For most of my working life, I’ve lived by deadlines. Cake orders, weddings, celebrations — every week came with a...
Katja Seaton
Oct 52 min read


Overcoming Self-Doubt: Keep Pushing Through Difficult Times
BLOG POST 10.9.25 Learning to Keep Going As part of my plan to become a full-time ceramic...
Katja Seaton
Sep 102 min read
Chumbawumba!
The other day, I had a great conversation with friends, one of whom has been attending a ceramics class with my husband. They spoke with...
Katja Seaton
Feb 62 min read


Embracing the lessons: 20th January
The past week in the studio has been one of those periods where nothing seems to go quite as planned. I had high hopes for some new glaze...
Katja Seaton
Jan 203 min read


Return to the Studio: Challenges, Discoveries, and Lessons Learned
Return to the Studio: Challenges, Discoveries, and Lessons Learned The New Year began with a straightforward plan: return to the studio...
Katja Seaton
Jan 32 min read


From Cake to Kiln: Sculptural Ceramic Art and a Dash of Adventure
Drying a floral sphere in between layers of brush on Celadon glaze It is a truth universally acknowledged—or at least acknowledged by...
Katja Seaton
Dec 30, 20242 min read
bottom of page