Tiny pottery

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For this month's Taste, we focus on the miniaturizing trend and the teeny tiny ceramic work of Jon Alameda.

"Size does matter," writes Tacoma, Washington artist Jon Almeda on his pottery website. Tiny hand thrown ceramics at 1” (2.54cm) scale are now Almeda's specialty, despite starting his career with much bigger pieces.

1/12 Scale Wheel-Thrown Porcelain Miniatures I am self-taught in the art of miniature pottery, having learned through practice and experimentation over the past twenty-five years. I began creating wheel-thrown pottery in one-inch-scale in 1993 (after I had already learned to make full-size pottery). Today I continue to create high quality replicas of historic ceramics as well as modern art for discerning collectors. My goal is to create true to scale pottery that is aesthetically pleasing…

tiny pottery - Jon Almeda