Being raised by an artist father has its perks — if you’re inclined to see them that way, that is. For Harriet Damave, of the hand-painted porcelain shop Harriet’s Blue and White, the benefits included a few very specific skills picked up during the lessons her father taught in the studio next to her childhood home: “I’m number ten in a family of ten children, and we always had to sit as models for figure drawing classes,” Harriet says. “While sitting, we learned to stay very quiet and not move a lot.”
Fortunately, that wasn’t all she learned; the young Harriet also got a hands-on education in drawing and watercolor techniques, which have formed the (unexpected) foundation for the painted porcelain business this Amsterdam artist operates today.
Read on to learn more about Harriet’s unique creative path.
Tell us about your creative background.
My father was an artist, and I grew up in a studio atmosphere. I liked it a lot because I learned so much from a very young age. Of course, once I reached the age of 17, I thought my father’s kind of art was really old-fashioned. He was a watercolorist and he made etchings, and he was quite classical and academic. So I went to art school, but not the art school he liked; I went to a more modern, more progressive one. But most of the skills I’m using today I learned from my father — especially watercolor.
How did you come to be doing what you are doing today?
I never had serious ambitions to do anything on ceramics. My ceramic work was born because I had gotten completely stuck — like I think everybody has at one stage in their creative career. I was illustrating for a living, mostly school books, and living in Spain; at one point I couldn’t seem to draw anymore, and I thought, Maybe with a trick I can get myself painting and drawing again. I decided to try to take away the ambition of making something purely artistic, and instead focus on making something useful, like a cup or a plate. That lowered the pressure for me, and it’s kept me going and painting — and playing, also. Then I found the joy again, the joy of the craft.
When I started experimenting with cobalt oxide on unglazed bisque, which is very absorbent, I found it very similar to painting on watercolor paper. I fell in love with that technique, and suddenly everyone started to say, “Oh, that really looks like Delft Blue.” Actually, that is a different technique, from the 17th century, which was created in imitation of the Chinese blue and white porcelain that was very fashionable in Europe then. But the thing is, if I were selling my pieces in a market in Portugal, for example, instead of, “Look, that is Delft Blue,” everybody would say, “Look, real Portuguese azulejos,” or something like that. Poland, Czechoslovakia — everybody has got their own blue and white tradition.
Why do you think blue and white are so universally appealing?
I think there are several reasons for that, and one is simple practicality. The pigment in cobalt oxide does well at a broad range of temperatures — at higher or lower ranges, it gets a different color, but it’s always beautiful. Before, we didn’t have computerized kilns you could precisely control; people worked with copper and wood kilns. There are other colors, like red and yellow, that just disappear after a certain temperature, or they turn green — it’s like a kind of alchemy. But the blue is a color you can trust.
It’s also a very graphic and very attractive combination, blue and white, and people can paint easily with it. I’m sure lots of ceramic painters will agree with me: It’s a very gratifying pigment. And it lasts — we find things from archaeological sites that are 500 or 600 years old, maybe older, with the drawings and paintings still perfectly intact. It’s amazing.
Beyond practicality, is there anything else that drew you to cobalt oxide?
For me it started when I was living in Spain and Portugal — there’s blue and white all over the place there. And I really liked the way they use blue and white tiles for tableaus in Portugal; there are complete stories told within the pictures. It’s a very folk kind of art, quite rough and pictorial with not so much artistic pretension, and that is what attracted me. When I was in art school at the end of the ’70s, it was all about conceptual art, and there were some dirty words like “commercial” and “selling your work.” Crafts were not at all in fashion. Now I am revisiting it all, and everything I learned from my father, and applying it to what I’m doing. And I’m just enjoying it so much.
When did Etsy enter the picture for you, and how has that affected your work or your creative process?
I found Etsy at the same time that I started to explore ceramics. I was an absolute beginner, and it was such an enormous encouragement to me, for my creative work, that I could show my work straightaway on the internet and be able to sell it. Until then, I was always working on my own in my studio and the only ones who saw my drawings were the people I lived with and my editor, and I never heard anything about it. To be able to hear that people loved my work on Etsy and bought things, I thought, Oh my goodness, people like my work!
I think the kind of feedback you can get on Etsy is a revolution for smaller crafts people. The direct contact with the buyer is so good — and of course, the community and the encouragement you get from fellow artists. I immediately felt that there was a big connection with the turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts movement in Europe — Arts and Crafts in England, Bauhaus in Germany, and Werkstätte in Austria — which was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, when people were fed up with mass production and hungry for handmade things and craftsmanship. When I first opened my Etsy shop nearly ten years ago, I felt the same urge for handmade things that we must have had then.
For me, all that is combined with a need for sustainability. If you buy one bowl or one wooden box that is handmade with care, you treasure it — maybe your children can even use it one day — so it lasts a lifetime. You become friends with the object; you don’t throw it away like something you buy at the store. So that is sustainability, too. There are so many reasons why Etsy came as a godsend for me, and for all those people with fantastic ideas who are too shy or not lucky enough to be living in the right place, near the sourcers or the buyers. I think it’s quite a revolutionary thing, just as the whole Arts and Crafts and Bauhaus movements were.
Will you walk me through the process of how you make your items?
Working with the best and the whitest porcelain helps me to make the nicest and most detailed drawings, so I buy very good quality porcelain — if possible, Southern Ice from Australia, which is not always for sale here in Europe. I make my work sort of like making cookies, cutting out the shapes with a cookie cutter or forming them by hand. Next I bisque-fire them, and then there’s a lot of sanding. After that I start to paint, using a mixture of cobalt and some gum Arabic and a lot of water. Cobalt is such a strong pigment; it took me a while to find the right proportions. I’m still learning every day and fine-tuning. That’s the exciting thing: I never, ever feel like I have explored it enough — the longer I do it, the more I’m interested. Then every week or two, when I’ve got enough pieces done to glaze and fire, I dip them in a special translucent glaze and put them in the kiln at a very high temperature. After a day and a half, I open the kiln. Sometimes I’m happy and sometimes I’m not so happy, but it’s always a surprise.
What inspires you in your work?
Animals inspire me, as you can see, and my beads and small dishes are very much inspired by the Japanese idea of wabi-sabi, the zen idea of just letting things happen. I really enjoy that, and it’s so much better to work that way: the less I do, the more happens. I am always surprised by what I find and how the products turn out. For some reason, people love that — they touch it and see that there is a type of “let go” attitude. Sometimes it turns out ugly, but sometimes it turns out really fresh and vibrant. And sometimes, I start to love the ugly ducklings.
What’s the most popular item in your shop, and how did that design originate?
My most popular items are my rabbits, especially the ones with the blue and white striped shirts. I have a thing about blue and white stripes — one of my favorite artists, Pablo Picasso, always wore a blue and white striped shirt, and Jean-Paul Gaultier did, as well. I thought it was just so nice and graphic, and I like that it doesn’t make sense. Also, I’ve got a few customers who can smell when I’ve got new cat tiles in the shop, and they immediately buy them up. I think, with those, you can tell that I’ve got a background in graphic design; there’s a clear link to cartoon drawing and animation there.
Do you work on any creative projects outside of what you make for your shop?
I worked as an illustrator for a long time and I loved it, but after a while I was only asked for one particular kind of drawing, and that didn’t inspire me. Now I just do it for myself. There are some other personal projects I’m working on, too — my studio is very close to a cathedral that is full of ex votos, the votive offerings that are traditionally given in thanks for the healing of an illness or an answer to prayer. That’s another beautiful old folk art that I can relate to; now I am making my own ex votos in blue and white for all the things I am grateful for.
That sounds cool!
It is very much not cool, actually. But I had to become 55 years old to see that enjoying what you’re doing is the most important thing. So I really enjoy doing those, and that is what I live by right now.
Keep up with Harriet by following her on Facebook, Pinterest and Flickr.
All photos by Harriet’s Blue and White.
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175 comments
Anna from ParisDecorPrints said 4 years ago
so beautiful ceramics!!
Megan from MegansMenagerie said 4 years ago
Wow, your work is beautiful! Congratulations on the feature!
Theres from MoonyWool said 4 years ago
I like the way your studio is organized a lot. If I had to decide on a specific product, I am sure I couldn´t. Since everything is stunningly pretty. Congratulations on your feature!
Olga Mareeva from OlgaMareeva said 4 years ago
Great! Lovely!
TropicalGarden from TropicalGarden said 4 years ago
Awesome work, very delicate! Congratulations on the feature:)
Svetlana from ErinlesHouse said 4 years ago
Amazing store! Congrats! :)
Sue from SuesAkornShop said 4 years ago
Lovely shop and products. Congrats on the feature.
Tim Condron from InOro said 4 years ago
Such a great look with bright and thoughtful designs! Your passion really shines thru in your work. Keep making beautiful things and best for the future!
Rhonda Stubbs from RhondaCorner said 4 years ago
What a great story. I do love your work. The rabbits are my favorite. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for letting people know that it's okay to get stuck in your art and that there's a happy ending. That's important. I wish you the best on your future endeavors
riyo kihara from talktothesun said 4 years ago
i have been a big fan of your work... enjoyed reading your story!
Shulamit Raanan from ShuliDesigns said 4 years ago
Congrats on a great feature! You are so talented... I love your work!!!! :-) I wish you all the best in the future!
elle and belle Forster from elleandbellejewelry said 4 years ago
Beautiful work, Harriet! Love blue and white. Nice bright studio. All the best!
Francine from HomespunHeartofMine said 4 years ago
ALL of your pieces are STUNNING!!! I love cobalt blue and white pottery!!! Congratulations on the feature....blessings for your continued success!!! :D
Jeannie from heartfeltwhimsy said 4 years ago
I have admired your shop for ages! I really enjoyed reading your story. Congratulations on your success!
Jafeth Moiane from handicraftafrica said 4 years ago
Wow! Very beautiful items! Congrats Harriet!
fragilecircuit from fragilecircuit said 4 years ago
Great Artist,store and products. Congrats!
Chen Xiaojun from SamgharamaStudio said 4 years ago
all blue,l like it,Congratulations on your success!
Helen Harwood from FatBerry said 4 years ago
Amazing creations! Congratulations on the feature
Renee from RandMhandmade said 4 years ago
Congratulations! Beautiful items!!
Iris from KlampDesign said 4 years ago
Amazing shop! Congrats on the feature! :)
Lisa P from TheGoldGator said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! I especially love the irregular dishes - the traditional mixed with a modern edge is just fantastic!
ProResume Design from ProResumeDesign said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! Congratulations!
Tammy Franck from RedOakImages said 4 years ago
Congratulations!! I've always loved your creations! It's great Etsy has acknowledged your creative work!
DeUno from DeUno said 4 years ago
Really great! Congratulations on the feature!
Yarn shop from PetiteWool said 4 years ago
Wonderful work!!! Congratulations on the feature!
BlueCaterpillar from LabelStickers said 4 years ago
Gorgeous shop ! Congratulations on the feature !
kim rhodes-thomas from pinksnakejewelry said 4 years ago
Wonderful Post!!! Beautiful Blue and White Ceramics!!
DivineOrders from DivineOrders said 4 years ago
GLORIOUS! Congrats on the feature. Thank you Harriet for sharing your artistic journey, warm creativity, and inspiring thoughts with us. Your father is peacefully proud. Peace.
Dyan Smith from JoDeePetites said 4 years ago
Your work is very pretty! Congrats
Ombretta from indielabvintage said 4 years ago
adorable! congrats!
ACR from IntoTheBluePaintShop said 4 years ago
Always love your pieces!
Aga from AgasJourney said 4 years ago
Beautiful work. huge congrats and best wishes
Cathy from msbijouxbeads said 4 years ago
Interesting story. Love your whimsy designs, so fun and flirty!
unflappableproducts from unflappableproducts said 4 years ago
I learned a lot from this story-have a lot of respect for your craft and LOVE blue and white-always have but your pieces are so unique-congrats!
Cheryl Berry from PretticoateJunction said 4 years ago
Beautiful pieces. Thank You for sharing your story for all of us to get inspired by. Wish you the greatest success!!!
Patti Trostle from PattiTrostle said 4 years ago
Love your work!
Zalooza from Zalooza said 4 years ago
Such a beautiful unique shop! Congrats!
Judy W from JudyHandmadeCreation said 4 years ago
Congrats on the feature!
Katrina Dzerkale from Dominna said 4 years ago
i love your blue and white :)
Isabella Di Sclafani from IsabellaDiSclafani said 4 years ago
Age becomes irrelevant when we are an artist. Congratulations Harriet! All the best to you.
Dorothy from JewelrybyDorothy said 4 years ago
Congrats on the feature!
Sherri from ButterflyFeetDigital said 4 years ago
Wonderful creativity, congrats on the feature!
Ama de Jong from AllFairness said 4 years ago
Lovely to read your story, Harriet!
stephanie callsen from bannerandsail said 4 years ago
Beautiful shop!! Congrats!
Lisa from StoneRowStudio said 4 years ago
Beautiful work and shop!
Livia StFlorian from LiviaCJewelry said 4 years ago
A very comprehensive profile with so many interesting stories about the artist. I really enjoyed looking at the work and hearing about so many life details. It gave me a lot of ideas. Thank you! Livia LiviaCJewelry
Sujata from TreasuredMemoryLane said 4 years ago
Beautiful ceramics creations! Congratulations on the feature!
Candy from GrayKeyDesigns said 4 years ago
Beautiful pieces! Congratulations on the feature!
Papillon Italiano from PapillonItaliano said 4 years ago
Beautiful shop!!!
Relly from RelsFindsNapaValley said 4 years ago
Very attractive ceramic work of art. Congratulations Harriet Damave of shop Harriet’s Blue and White!
Kashuen Collectibles from Kashuen said 4 years ago
What a unique shop. I love the blue and white color. Congratulations on the feature!
Snazzy Living from Snazzyliving said 4 years ago
love your creations. Congrats on the feature.
accentonvintage from accentonvintage said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! Congrats!
sharon from EmbellishedLife2 said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! " people were fed up with mass production and hungry for handmade things and craftsmanship" Yes,and yes!
Julie Grzesiek from SuppliesAndSuch said 4 years ago
Beautiful! Congratulations on your success! :-)
Romy and Clare from romyandclare said 4 years ago
Congrats, Harriet! We loved your work! Your smoking nurse mugs got us hooked! Love the blue and white now too!
Desiree Malan from EarthButterStudio said 4 years ago
I've always admired your shop, it was one of the first shops I saw on Etsy and fell in love with your work. Well done!
Lenny Mud from LennyMud said 4 years ago
I have long been a fan of your work- absolutely love everything you make. You are a great inspiration. Congrats on the well deserved feature and much continued success!
Dorothy Domingo from dorothydomingo said 4 years ago
Congrats on the well-deserved feature!
G-Alla from ColoredYarn said 4 years ago
Great! I love it!
Madeleine Keller from ThoseGoodVibrations said 4 years ago
Wow so much variety in your work - very inspiring. i really like the name of your shop, it's very straightforward! Thank you for sharing!
Cheridah Spaulding from CheridahSpauldingArt said 4 years ago
I like your statement: "If you buy one bowl or one wooden box that is handmade with care, you treasure it — maybe your children can even use it one day — so it lasts a lifetime. You become friends with the object; you don’t throw it away like something you buy at the store. So that is sustainability, too" So true, I have things I'd not throw away because they are handmade. Best for the future.
Kim Welling from kimslittlemonsters said 4 years ago
This is amazing, I love it! Also, very inspiring to read how a period of 'being stuck' can evolve in something beautiful and new.
Monica from ThreeBarDGifts said 4 years ago
I enjoyed reading your interesting story. Your shop has been one of my favorites for quite a while now. I love blue and white on dishes and pottery pieces! Congrats on the feature and best wishes!
Anastasia from CreativeAtelierBg said 4 years ago
So beautiful work! Congrats!
Priscilla from Gardenmis said 4 years ago
Gorgeous designs! Congrats on the feature :)
HydrangeaJewelry from HydrangeaJewelry said 4 years ago
Beautiful designs and colours! Congrats!
Monika Moroz from NickoArts said 4 years ago
Thank you for sharing your interesting story. Congratulations on the feature of your wonderful shop and much success :)
viena bone from bonesreusablebags said 4 years ago
I love blue and white together! So classic. Your feature was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about the process, especially. Congrats and may you have more success!
LivingVintage from LivingVintage said 4 years ago
Great story and wonderful work. Congrats!
Diana from LeSeForYou said 4 years ago
So beautiful! Amazing work! ☆CONGRATULATIONS☆
Ruth Petersen from MabliJack said 4 years ago
Lovely work and I feel envious of your artistic upbringing!
katy from KisforCalligraphy said 4 years ago
I am so excited for you, Harriet! Yay!
Elizabeth Nietz Nielsen from NielsenDenmark said 4 years ago
Wonderful and joyful things you make.
Lynne Green from lynnegreen said 4 years ago
I so enjoyed your interview, and your work is stunning. Continued success to you!
JOANNA from BUSTANI said 4 years ago
Congratulations! Beautiful items!!
Jema Watts from BadgeShack said 4 years ago
Love your items! Just gorgeous! Congrats.
Yael Berger from TheJoyofColor said 4 years ago
I love so much blue and white and your ceramic watercolor are so beautiful, Enjoyed reading this interview wishing you lots of success and joy in what you do
Ana R. from ongoodroads said 4 years ago
Great story. Your work is adorable! Congrats and all the best!
Elizabeth Mazurkiewicz from CrossStitchElizabeth said 4 years ago
Your work is beautiful!!!!!!
Vintage De Mar from VintageDeMar said 4 years ago
The white and blue cats stole my heart... awww!
Donna Roberge from DonnaRobergePhoto said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! Congrats!
BonTons from BonTons said 4 years ago
Lovely shop. Congratulations on the Feature.
Connie Lea from LeaMade said 4 years ago
I love your blue and white, great style, a gifted illustrators touch. Congratulations on your feature!
M B from BeachStudio7 said 4 years ago
Very creative! Love it
Nicole from KarmaCodeOne said 4 years ago
So pretty ~ Your shop has been a favorite for a long time ~ So glad to read the story behind the artist . Cheers to much continued success !
corneliaampunan said 4 years ago
Admirable work, beautiful harmony between form and painting. Add me to your fan list!!
Natalia from Nikifashion said 4 years ago
Awesome creation! Congrats on the feature!
Nakkashe from Nakkashe said 4 years ago
Very unique and lovely work, congratulations ..
hq handmade from HQhandmade said 4 years ago
We really love your work area and your craft is fantastic! congrats... HQhandmade
Nancy from HerMajestysPug said 4 years ago
Bravo Harriet!!! I absolutely love your designs!!! Congrats on being featured!! And, here's to beaucoup more success!!! Pugs & kisses
Sarah Wilbanks from sarahwilbanks said 4 years ago
I enjoyed your story and love your work! I'm glad you are still making art.-Sarah
Tamera from TameraHerrod said 4 years ago
LOVE your cats and rabbits especially and the allure of your many gorgeous shades of blue throughout your artwork. You make excellent points about the parallels of our modern desire for handmade arts and crafts with the backlash to the industrial revolution and the arts and crafts movement from a century ago. I also was a fan of your clever portraits on mugs from the early Etsy days. Best wishes to you always and much more success fo you to come.
little Lia from LittleLiaGraphic said 4 years ago
Your products are very pretty! Congrats on the feature :D
Stacy from TinySacredThings said 4 years ago
Oh my gosh! Harriet, I'm I love with your work. It's so fresh and original. I saw a necklace that I want to give my mom for Mother's Day. Congrats on your well deserved success. You are an inspiration!
Denae Powell from TheCutOutExpress said 4 years ago
Beautiful work and amazing story. Congratulations on the feature.
Carol Bender from BarnshopAntiques said 4 years ago
Beautiful story and art, congrats on the feature.
Jovita from alabatis said 4 years ago
Wonderful shop!!! Congratulations on the feature!
Debbie Krusen from TwinAntiques said 4 years ago
Ever since my grandmother brought a Delft dish home from Holland as a gift for me (I was in my early teens), Blue and White has meant intrigue, mystery, joy! I surround myself with vintage pieces. In my yellow painted kitchen there is a shelf with all manner of blue & white, along with cobalt blue glass. Your designs and details are so wonderful! Best wishes!
Greg and Mary from LightingAlchemy said 4 years ago
AMAZING WORK!
Greg and Mary from LightingAlchemy said 4 years ago
Congratulations!!
wanida kunchiang from wanidacotton said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! Congratulations on the feature
Sabina from myheavenlydesigns said 4 years ago
A wonderful and inspiring feature! Congratulations!
Richard from LeedsRadio said 4 years ago
Nice to see someone from my generation featured for once. I am envious of you bright and very neat workspace.
Wiigora from Wiigora said 4 years ago
congratulations on the feature!wonderful!!
Alba Castellano from QuePinQuePanMagnets said 4 years ago
Amazing! I love this!
Andrii from OakKitchenBoards said 4 years ago
Очень красивые украшения.
Olesya Bagriy from BelkaUA said 4 years ago
Great work and shop! Congratulations on the feature!
Raluca Gonciar from RALOOLAND said 4 years ago
Congrats! I love every single piece in your shop! You are fantastic!
Carol Lightfine from ThreeBredEwes said 4 years ago
Your shop and your story are fantastic. I, too, am a blue and white porcelain fanatic. My house is covered in it! Now I have your shop as a new source! Congratulations to you.
Eleonora from AtelierByElla said 4 years ago
Amazing! Congratulations!
Diane, Cindy and Jennifer from BermudaStreetQuilts said 4 years ago
Amazing! So beautiful.Congratulations on the feature. Love the ETSY letters.
Daniela Maldarizzi Casalino from dadavinylsanddesigns said 4 years ago
Wow!!!your items are very unique! You are great artists!
Hajira Gibb from HajiraKG said 4 years ago
Beautiful work. Love the handbag brooch & Etsy letters. Congratulations.
Cristy Ramos from ArtisanBathandBody said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! Congratulations on the feature ♥
FeltWoolSlippers S from FeltWoolSlippers said 4 years ago
Very nice and so creative! Congratulations!
greenphilosophie from greenphilosophie said 4 years ago
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Mike and Jess from JessiesOrientalRugs said 4 years ago
Stunning pieces, congratulations on the feature!
Joyce Yu from bluebeanstudio said 4 years ago
Congrats -- you have a beautiful shop! As someone who was deeply inspired by Chinese blue and white (qinghua) painting while visiting the porcelain capital in China, I was super excited to see you featured here. I feel like there are only a handful of us on Etsy and it's fun to hear how you got started on your blue and white journey. As you pointed out, historical blue and white porcelain had such a huge impact on the rest of the world; I always feel privileged to be a part of this tradition when I paint, even though my style is very nontraditional. I use cobalt oxide on bone dry greenware, not bisque ware; however, I am working on gray stoneware for now until I can find a white porcelain that I like. And while I strive to embrace the idea of "letting go" and letting things happen, I still have a long way to go on and my work reflects that! Thank you for sharing this too: "If you buy one bowl or one wooden box that is handmade with care, you treasure it — maybe your children can even use it one day — so it lasts a lifetime. You become friends with the object; you don’t throw it away like something you buy at the store." It perfectly sums up my hope for each piece I make. Happy painting!
Andrii from OakKitchenBoards said 4 years ago
Wonderful work!!
Frank from SorringowlandSons said 4 years ago
Beautiful ceramic work! Love your studio, too!
Lynne Duguay from Monpanierdelaine said 4 years ago
Nice work ! Congrats !
Marijana Fraska from ArmellaMeaJewelry said 4 years ago
I love it! Congrats:)
Gabi and Einav from shtaim said 4 years ago
Beautiful shop! Loved the cats :)
CHIC FLAG from ChicFlag said 4 years ago
Lovely and wonderful! Congrats...
Crystal from JingleDingleDangle said 4 years ago
Fresh, Fun & Fantastic!
Val from soleilcrochet said 4 years ago
Uplifting, lovely story...Thank you!
Nur Cirakoglu from metalmorphoz said 4 years ago
Lovely work! Very lovely blues! Inspiring story! Congratulations! :)
Jacqueline from JacquelineTribble said 4 years ago
Beautiful work!
Jeanne B from PruAtelier said 4 years ago
Wonderful items and what a great foundational background! I love taking an old technique and making it new! Congrats on your feature!
Xenotees from Xenotees said 4 years ago
Congratulations on the feature, Harriet! I've been a fan of yours forever!
Etrennes from Etrennes said 4 years ago
Marvelous and unique art and work! Wishing you all the best for continued success!!!
M Evans from EvansCraftHut said 4 years ago
Beautiful craftmanship ! The bunnies are my absolute favorite !Congrats on being featured !
Michael from tallbaldmike said 4 years ago
Exquisite cerulean detail. I am impressed. Congratulations
ReVintageLannieJewls from ReVintageLannieJewls said 4 years ago
Congrats !!! Love the ETSY !!!!
Georgia from JewelMeShop said 4 years ago
You have a lovely shop. Your brooches are fantastic! Congrats on the feature!
Saba from satorstudio said 4 years ago
Your cats are just adorable ♡ Congratulations on your feature, Harriet, you fully deserve it!
Julia K Walton from FireHorseVintageHQ said 4 years ago
Beautiful, lively work - so pleased to read about your background, process and inspirations. :o)
lucyscreations from lucyscreations said 4 years ago
Your work is Awesome!!!!
Heather from PixiePlunders said 4 years ago
Beautiful work! My grandmother would've loved your shop. She had a lot of little decorative plates and figurines all blue and white, as well as her whole kitchen being blue and white. Congrats on the feature!
RebecaARTS Flott from RebecaFlottArts said 4 years ago
beautiful!congratulations
Tammy King from OurVintageBungalow said 4 years ago
I love that you are continuing the artistic tradition from your father! I'm sure he would be proud. Absolutely stunning work - I agree, the blue and white is such a captivating combination. Congratulations on the feature!
Ellen Lyons Nagel from LyonsCreations said 4 years ago
I have always loved the blue and white pottery...You have such a wonderful variety so there is definitely something for everyone. Congrats on your feature.
pasin from Pasin said 4 years ago
Amazing shop1
maiko from decoylab said 4 years ago
Gorgeous!!
Rachel Bingaman from BingArt said 4 years ago
What gorgeous designs and beautiful work! Congrats on your feature :)
BHBKidstyle from BHBKidstyle said 4 years ago
Congratulations for the feature and thank you for the insight you gave about cobalt blue. You were very right when you said that the blue and white combination can be claimed by lots of nations.
Annie bodo from LeBlancPaintingArt said 4 years ago
Congrats, Harriet! Thank you for sharing your interesting story. Your cats are just adorable. Congratulations on the feature of your wonderful shop and much success .
Susan Godwin Magdangal from pineapplebaystudio said 4 years ago
Always loved your items and shop and now your story! Congrats!
EmbellishgirlVintage from EmbellishgirlVintage said 4 years ago
What Beautiful Designs! Great Job!
Lynn Heigh from VineAndBranchStudio said 4 years ago
Such beautiful, original pieces from such an ancient tradition!
Janie Bundy from BRICABRACGARDEN said 4 years ago
Your artistic creations are not only beautiful but look delicious!
Dejana Knezevic from KnittedAir said 4 years ago
Beautiful work and an inspiring story. Congratulations, Harriet!
Liz and Phil Van D from lizystuff said 4 years ago
Awesome work! Congratulations!!
FrenchPaperMoon Gelman from FrenchPaperMoon said 4 years ago
Such talent!! amazing work--congrats and best of luck!
ArcanaAntiquities from ArcanaAntiquities said 4 years ago
Beautiful work, congrats!
Megan C from AlaskaBagCompany said 4 years ago
Gorgeous shop! Congrats
Jeannie Kramer from NanasHousePottery said 4 years ago
Love your work. Congrats on the feature, well deserved!!!
aressa from OriginalBridalHanger said 4 years ago
I love blue and white! Your work is just lovely. Congrats on the feature!
Angelíca Duman from ATICAncientTreasures said 4 years ago
Qué bueno trabajo! Felitaciones, me gusta muchisimo!
Pathumwadee Pathumwan from Hippiegardenshop said 4 years ago
Great handmade works : )
plad from plad said 4 years ago
Beautiful work ! Congrats! :)
Harriet Damave from Harrietsblueandwhite said 4 years ago
I would like to thank everyone for your friendly, heart-warming and generous comments. It made being featured on the etsy blog extra special. I wish you all lots of joy and succes with your shops. Keep up the Handmade spirit!
Opheliah Lake from OpheliahLake said 4 years ago
Harriet, what a wonderful insight into your creative life. I loved reading how wabi-sabi has inspired your work, it's something I'm trying to learn to do in my work (and in my everyday life too). Your shop is full of beautiful porcelain pieces. Keep doing exactly what you do! x
Sharin Greenleaf from thebigbluebead said 4 years ago
Congratulations on your Etsy feature, Harriet, it is very well-deserved. The tea cup pendant/ornament you made for my sister-in-law was a big hit. I will be back for sure! :)
UmmNiyatiJewelry from UmmNiyatiJewelry said 4 years ago
Amazing creativity. Beautiful items. Congratulations on the feature.
Vera Tempelmans Plat from ItsVera said 4 years ago
Lovely work and a great work space as well. Great feature, congratulations.
Wendelika from LittleWoollyThings said 4 years ago
This is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your story. :-)
Natalie Spradlin from TrueBelieverJewelry said 4 years ago
Beautiful blue and white jewelry! Lovely feature, congratulations!
Renata Sponn Design from Sponndesign said 4 years ago
Great work, thank you for sharing.
Megan McCurdy from OldSoulExpressions said 4 years ago
Lovely work! Congrats on the feature! :)
Denise Elliott Jones from DeniseElliottJones said 4 years ago
nice!
Mrs. White Twig from MrsWhiteTwig said 4 years ago
Those rings are the most gorgeous rings I've seen! So lovely!
Theresa Kulpinski from TheresaAnnDesigns said 4 years ago
Lovely shop you have their!
Flair Nouri from FlairPaintings said 4 years ago
Very unique shop. Good luck!!!