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CircaCeramics

Pop cultured practical pottery handmade in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
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Announcement    Welcome! Click
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✶ Our studio IS NOT open to the public - We're a private studio.
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Local Studio Pick Up is available though - Read below - I have a lot of terms!
✶ Working Parent Alert! have a short studio work schedule because of my kiddo & school. I appreciate your reading through the listing for the shipping date of your order BEFORE you purchase. Unless stated as "Ready to Ship," everything is Made to Order and have 3-4 weeks production times.Questions? Message me.

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►LOCAL PICK UP LIMITED HOURS PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS ►Use the coupon code LOCALPICKUP to remove shipping charges for Chicago-only studio pick ups! I'm in the studio for VERY limited times during the week. When your order is ready, I will contact you with the available hours (generally between 9-2 weekdays) to set up an appointment. The appointment is needed because it will ensure someone is here to meet you.
I am NOT allowing anyone into our studio at this time. I meet you in the vestibule to hand off the package, and that's it, super fast!

►If for some reason we wind up needing to ship your items (you keep rescheduling, you forget twice about the appointment, etc) we'll invoice you for the shipping fee and then ship once that bill is paid unless other arrangements are mutually made.

🡺 Any questions, concerns, doubts, etc - PLEASE contact us! We don't bite, we don't want any stress, and we'd rather hear about your concern now rather than later.
So, seriously - Any questions whatsoever, contact us :)
-Nancy + Andy

► FOR MORE INFO = Visit our Shop Policies section.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT ALL, feel free to contact us here on Etsy (preferred) or via email: circaceramicschicago [!at] gmail.com - And thanks again! :)

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Last updated on Sep 17, 2022

Welcome! Click
🡻 🡻 🡻 🡻 🡻
UPDATES
✶ Our studio IS NOT open to the public - We're a private studio.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Studio Pick Up is available though - Read below - I have a lot of terms!
✶ Working Parent Alert! have a short studio work schedule because of my kiddo & school. I appreciate your reading through the listing for the shipping date of your order BEFORE you purchase. Unless stated as "Ready to Ship," everything is Made to Order and have 3-4 weeks production times.Questions? Message me.

You can follow our latest happenings here:
www.instagram.com/circaceramics
www.facebook.com/CircaCeramics

►LOCAL PICK UP LIMITED HOURS PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS ►Use the coupon code LOCALPICKUP to remove shipping charges for Chicago-only studio pick ups! I'm in the studio for VERY limited times during the week. When your order is ready, I will contact you with the available hours (generally between 9-2 weekdays) to set up an appointment. The appointment is needed because it will ensure someone is here to meet you.
I am NOT allowing anyone into our studio at this time. I meet you in the vestibule to hand off the package, and that's it, super fast!

►If for some reason we wind up needing to ship your items (you keep rescheduling, you forget twice about the appointment, etc) we'll invoice you for the shipping fee and then ship once that bill is paid unless other arrangements are mutually made.

🡺 Any questions, concerns, doubts, etc - PLEASE contact us! We don't bite, we don't want any stress, and we'd rather hear about your concern now rather than later.
So, seriously - Any questions whatsoever, contact us :)
-Nancy + Andy

► FOR MORE INFO = Visit our Shop Policies section.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT ALL, feel free to contact us here on Etsy (preferred) or via email: circaceramicschicago [!at] gmail.com - And thanks again! :)

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Halloween Spoon Rests with Kitty Cat Black, Jack o'Lantern or Voodoo Skull - Spooky kitchen decor, housewarming, hostess gift, shower gift

Halloween Spoon Rests with Kitty Cat Black, Jack o'Lantern or Voodoo Skull - Spooky kitchen decor, housewarming, hostess gift, shower gift

$25.00

One (1) Fabulous Chicago Flag 20oz Cup/Mug - It's Giant! Perfect for drinks and crazy amounts of ice cream or noodles - Ready to Ship

One (1) Fabulous Chicago Flag 20oz Cup/Mug - It's Giant! Perfect for drinks and crazy amounts of ice cream or noodles - Ready to Ship

$45.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a "NOPE" word bubble print shown on Tinda Green Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a "NOPE" word bubble print shown on Tinda Green Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

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handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Chicken Hen print shown on Lemon Butter Yellow. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Chicken Hen print shown on Lemon Butter Yellow. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

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handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Holstein Cow print shown on White. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Holstein Cow print shown on White. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

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handle-less spoon rest/spoon dish w/a Road Bike Cycling print shown on Lake Blue. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest/spoon dish w/a Road Bike Cycling print shown on Lake Blue. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

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handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Honey Bee print shown on Buttercream. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Honey Bee print shown on Buttercream. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Kewpie heads on 2 sides in Bubblegum glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Kewpie heads on 2 sides in Bubblegum glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

$35.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant "YAY!" on 2 sides, shown here in Creamsicle glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant "YAY!" on 2 sides, shown here in Creamsicle glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

$35.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish decorated with a Chicago Flag motif - Not just for cooking spoons! Also for tea/coffee spoons, candles

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish decorated with a Chicago Flag motif - Not just for cooking spoons! Also for tea/coffee spoons, candles

$25.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant coffee/tea mug on both sides, shown here in Blue Green Mint glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant coffee/tea mug on both sides, shown here in Blue Green Mint glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

$35.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with 'Killin' it' word print on Bubblegum Pink. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with 'Killin' it' word print on Bubblegum Pink. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Chicago hot dog print shown on Berry Red. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Chicago hot dog print shown on Berry Red. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with your choice of Carved design.

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with your choice of Carved design.

$25.00

18oz smoothies/coffee/beer/water tumbler with the Chicago flag

18oz smoothies/coffee/beer/water tumbler with the Chicago flag

$35.00

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handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish w/the Overly Enthusiastic Nacho Chip print shown on Clementine. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish w/the Overly Enthusiastic Nacho Chip print shown on Clementine. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

Cylinder Vase / Utensil Holder / Utensil Crock with the Chicago Flag motif - Made in Chicago, and always a winner for a guy gift

Cylinder Vase / Utensil Holder / Utensil Crock with the Chicago Flag motif - Made in Chicago, and always a winner for a guy gift

$70.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Big Dotty all-over pattern, shown here in Lucky glaze. Pick Your Color.

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Big Dotty all-over pattern, shown here in Lucky glaze. Pick Your Color.

$40.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Heroic Sandwich print shown on Lucky Green. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Heroic Sandwich print shown on Lucky Green. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant "meh." on 2 sides, shown here in Blue Green Mint glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Color

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/giant "meh." on 2 sides, shown here in Blue Green Mint glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Color

$35.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Mr.T. Tots on 2 sides on Lemon Butter glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Color

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Mr.T. Tots on 2 sides on Lemon Butter glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Color

$35.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Big Ditty all-over pattern, shown here in Storm glaze. Pick Your Color.

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Big Ditty all-over pattern, shown here in Storm glaze. Pick Your Color.

$40.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Asterisk all-over pattern, shown here in Creamsicle glaze. Pick Your Color.

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Asterisk all-over pattern, shown here in Creamsicle glaze. Pick Your Color.

$40.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Location all-over pattern, shown here in Tinda glaze. Pick Your Color.

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug with the Location all-over pattern, shown here in Tinda glaze. Pick Your Color.

$40.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/"Not enough middle fingers..." on 2 sides, shown here in Lake glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug w/"Not enough middle fingers..." on 2 sides, shown here in Lake glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

$35.00

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Black Cats on 2 sides on Berry Red glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

STACKABLE 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/giant Black Cats on 2 sides on Berry Red glaze. Pick Your Print/Pick Your Glaze

$35.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Tomato print shown on Berry Red. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Tomato print shown on Berry Red. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Piggy print shown on Bubblegum Pink. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Piggy print shown on Bubblegum Pink. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

STACKABLE - 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/big polkadots and Tenny Teabag on 2 sides. Pick Your Print.

STACKABLE - 15oz coffee mug/tea mug shown here w/big polkadots and Tenny Teabag on 2 sides. Pick Your Print.

$35.00

Itty Bitty Cylinder layered shown here with Lemon Butter/Tinda/Lucky washes, Green asterisks & Black Daisy prints, Ready to Go

Itty Bitty Cylinder layered shown here with Lemon Butter/Tinda/Lucky washes, Green asterisks & Black Daisy prints, Ready to Go

$25.00

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An easy home accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here with Minty/Cloudless/Lemon Butter polkadots and a Dotty print, Ready to Go

An easy home accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here with Minty/Cloudless/Lemon Butter polkadots and a Dotty print, Ready to Go

$25.00

An easy home accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here with Lucky/Tinda/Lemon Butter polkadots and a Buds print, Ready to Go

An easy home accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here with Lucky/Tinda/Lemon Butter polkadots and a Buds print, Ready to Go

$25.00

An easy accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here pinstriped Blue Green with a Road Bike print. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

An easy accessory Itty Bitty Cylinder shown here pinstriped Blue Green with a Road Bike print. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Happy Popcorn print shown on Lemon Butter Yellow. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish with a Happy Popcorn print shown on Lemon Butter Yellow. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish w/ "put it here" word bubble print shown on Creamsicle Orange. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

handle-less spoon rest / spoon dish w/ "put it here" word bubble print shown on Creamsicle Orange. Pick Your Color/Pick Your Print

$25.00

A Sweet Modern selection of 18oz tumblers/vases w/carved designs in Black & White perfect for housewarming and entertaining

A Sweet Modern selection of 18oz tumblers/vases w/carved designs in Black & White perfect for housewarming and entertaining

$35.00

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Nancy Pizarro-Witt

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About CircaCeramics

Sales 10,159
On Etsy since 2006
  • When we say "Made from Scratch" we mean it - Ball of clay, ready to be formed into something you can use!
  • Unclean! Unclean! Ok, maybe just a little rough around the edges-Greenware spoon rests to be cleaned.
  • Table full of spoon rests, in decaling stages. Decaling is a 3rd firing, so the image becomes indelible.
  • Andy making saucers. It can be quite meditative!
  • Super-fun Little Plates!

Long story short....

Nancy and Andy operate a 2-person small batch pottery studio in the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor of Chicago. Their pottery is strongly influenced by old-school ware found in diners and references pop culture, good and bad. Everything is made in-house (from scratch) which helps create a unique and durable functional product.

Shop members

  • Nancy Pizarro

    Owner, Designer, Maker

    I'm a graduate from Columbia College here in my hometown of Chicago and a mom to a very curious kid, who's 11 :)

  • Andy Witt

    Support Team, Designer, Maker

    Another Columbia College (Chicago) graduate with a concentration in sculpture, and a dad to an uber-curious kid, aged 11 :)

  • The Peanut, aka Big O.

    Child-in-Charge, Questioner, Support Team

    This is Oliver's hand :)

Shop policies

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Last updated on May 11, 2022
Frequently asked questions
Care instructions

The ware we make is very durable! It's food, dishwasher & microwave safe. It's even safe if placed in an oven for warming, from cold to 350.
Our prints are indelible, meaning they will not scratch or rub or fade off.
We WANT you to use our ware every day, so we make them durable and great looking for every day.

Gift wrapping and packaging

We DO NOT gift wrap.
All of our eco packaging is chosen with the need to get the ware to the buyer intact.
With that in mind, we use a specialty kraft packing paper, and rubber bands to secure it. Occasionally if it's a large or varied shapes order we use cardboard inserts. This all makes for easy reuse/recycling of the packaging materials.
Our boxes are new.
Our "Thank You" cards are recyclable.
That covers it, but if you have any questions, do ask!

Wholesale availability

We do wholesale; we have other production commitments though and we are firm with our lead times (10-16 weeks generally)
Feel free to send us a Conversation here, but PLEASE include an email address we can reach you at, and send you more info.

Sizing details

All of our listings have a capacity measurement, physical dimensions and weight of the item empty. If you still can't understand the measurement or need more details you haven't seen in the listing, let us know.

Custom and personalized orders

Custom graphic inquiries are welcome, but please be aware that we charge for design work, including font searches. It's better for you to have your high resolution black & white files ready for us to have a look and determine if we can work with them or not, and please be ready to adjust where we feel there needs to be adjustments, in order to provide the best possible results.

Contact us prior to purchasing an item that you'd like personalized, or made custom by adding extra things to it. Message to Seller is not the place for requests like that because we may need to cancel the sale for a request made we cannot fulfill.

We DO NOT add names, dates, etc to ware without payment for these extra things. We expect questions, so message us.