Welcome to Leadfoot Martha Pottery!
I'm Christine (aka; "Martha"), the passionate creator of the handcrafted pottery you see here.
White stoneware clay serves as the perfect canvas for bringing my favourite tree, the birch, to life.
By incorporating patterns and textures of bark and knots onto my pieces, my aim is to bring realistic, handcrafted artisan pottery into the homes of entertainers, decorators, and designers.
My focus is creating pieces that mix well with daily dinnerware, yet elevate the tablescape with something different... something that stands out.
When I create this work, I am transported back in time to my beautiful childhood where I spent so much time at my Swiss grandparents old homestead on the Arrow Lakes, which served as a summer retreat for our family for many years.
The racoons had worn their path through the birch grove by the bay, and - to my young eyes - the birch seemed to glow in the moonlight, perhaps serving as lamp posts to guide them with their babies (or kits) down to "wash their food" in the cool water at dusk.
This is a vivid, happy memory for me, still, after all these years. I still can hear the peaceful gentle lapping of the glacial fed waters onto the fallen logs of the shore, and the comical noises the racoons made.
Each piece I release truly is one of a kind, created with careful attention to detail, form and function. There's no production making here and no slip casting to create exact replicas
(I don't have the room in my small studio).
You can find me on Instagram as well, and you'll find that I love humour!
In fact, I am VERY serious about not taking myself too seriously!
I live and work in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia (Lumby B.C) where life is alive with the four seasons, and creating functional pottery serves as my self-care and meditation.
Thank you so much for being here,
~Christine~