My clay practice is craft and material centered, cohesive via a spare, organic aesthetic in both design and decoration. Both functional and sculptural efforts are form conscious and minimal, concerned with the space they occupy, and intended as intimate and essential companions, whether useful or artful.
I practice a variation of technique; throwing on the wheel predominately and employing some hand building for sculptural pieces. I formulate my own glazes, and experiment with local raw materials, in both electric and atmospheric fire settings. The joy of playing with and studying the behavior of elemental materials put to fire motivates my continued exploration.
Thank you for your interest.
-Carisa
LULA Pottery is Carisa Miller and a flock of chickens in a backyard garden pottery studio in Portland, Oregon U.S. since November 2018.
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Dates and events are tentative early in the year…
Spring-online restock
June 19-21 Edmonds, WA-pending
June 26-28 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Lake Oswego, OR
August 14-16 Ketchum, ID-pending
Summer-online restock
September 5-7 Portland, OR-pending
September 11-13 Salem, OR-pending
Fall-online shop restock
December 5-6 Hillsboro, OR-pending
Winter-online restock
Work is restocked here in the online shop seasonally, with worldwide shipping and in person pick-up options, and through various in-person festivals and galleries throughout the year; see calendar below.
If you’re local or visiting Portland, you can find a selection of pots at Alberta Street Gallery or shoot me a message to see about a studio visit.
Have something else in mind? For commissions, events, and potential partnerships inquire here.
Work is restocked here in the online shop seasonally, with worldwide shipping and in person pick-up options, and through various in-person festivals and galleries throughout the year (see calendar below).
If you’re local or visiting Portland, you can find a selection of pots at Alberta Street Gallery or shoot me a message to see about a studio visit.
Have something else in mind? For commissions, events, and potential partnerships inquire here.
Calendar 2026
$5 of every direct LULA Pottery purchase $55 and over currently goes directly to the World Central Kitchen providing emergency food relief to populations in crisis.
Since 2019, your purchasing power has contributed to WCK and other organizations such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, International Rescue Committee, Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds through raffle-to-win-pottery and portion of sales fundraiser events.
Total donated as of end year, 2025
$8,865
Thank you