About Kris McIntosh

Working from a home studio in Marin County, California, Kris McIntosh creates porcelain ceramics designed to bring quiet beauty into everyday life. Each piece begins with raw porcelain clay — prized for its purity, translucence, and the way it captures light unlike any other medium.

Surrounded by the rolling hills, coastal fog, and rugged shoreline of Marin, nature is never far from the work. The forms, textures, and glazes found throughout the collection are quiet meditations on the natural world — echoing the curve of a hillside, the ripple of tidal water, or the delicate patterns of leaves. Relishing the tactile experience, the artist approaches each piece as a collaboration with the clay itself, honoring its inherent qualities and allowing its natural tendencies to guide the final form.

Every object is thrown, trimmed, and finished by hand, embracing the subtle irregularities that come from a handmade process. This attention to imperfection is intentional — a reminder that the pieces which fill our homes should feel alive, tactile, and connected to the hands that made them.

The resulting collection of vessels, tableware, and sculptural objects is meant not simply to be displayed, but to be lived with — used daily, touched often, and appreciated as small, enduring reminders of the natural beauty that surrounds us.