Founded by ceramic artist Michelle Babitts, MAB Handmade Ceramics is a woman-owned and Black-owned small business creating small-batch stoneware pottery that elevates everyday rituals through thoughtful design, craftsmanship, and color. Each piece begins on the potter’s wheel in Michelle's home studio and is finished with hand-built or wheel-thrown components. Clean, timeless forms are enhanced with tactile surface treatments and carefully layered glazes that invite both use and touch.
Each piece is fired twice in electric kilns to produce durable, lead-free, food-safe stoneware intended for daily use. While functionality is the foundation of every design, Michelle explores color, texture, and proportion to create work that feels contemporary, approachable, and enduring.
The collection is intentionally cohesive, with recurring forms and complementary glaze palettes that allow pieces to stand alone or work together. From a favorite morning mug to a kitchen tool or decorative vessel, MAB Handmade Ceramics creates pottery that is beautiful because it is used. Her pieces are designed to become part of the rhythms of everyday life while celebrating the distinctive character of contemporary craft.
Founded by ceramic artist Michelle Babitts, MAB Handmade Ceramics is a woman-owned and Black-owned small business creating small-batch stoneware pottery that elevates everyday rituals through thoughtful design, craftsmanship, and color. Each piece begins on the potter’s wheel in Michelle's home studio and is finished with hand-built or wheel-thrown components. Clean, timeless forms are enhanced with tactile surface treatments and carefully layered glazes that invite both use and touch.
Each piece is fired twice in electric kilns to produce durable, lead-free, food-safe stoneware intended for daily use. While functionality is the foundation of every design, Michelle explores color, texture, and proportion to create work that feels contemporary, approachable, and enduring.
The collection is intentionally cohesive, with recurring forms and complementary glaze palettes that allow pieces to stand alone or work together. From a favorite morning mug to a kitchen tool or decorative vessel, MAB Handmade Ceramics creates pottery that is beautiful because it is used. Her pieces are designed to become part of the rhythms of everyday life while celebrating the distinctive character of contemporary craft.
