Elizabeth Krome

Elizabeth Krome began making pots in 1971, while she was working as an editor in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She soon discovered that working with clay was even more fun than working with words, and her transition to the life of a potter began. Krome’s pursuit of pottery led her from Cambridge to Crozet, Virginia, and then to Gloucester Point, where she worked for many years in a cooperative group: Sarah Creek Potters. 

Working in both porcelain and stoneware clays, Krome enjoys their differing personalities. The robust strength of stoneware emboldens her, and the qualities of light and translucency in porcelain thrill her.  Most of her work is thrown on the potter’s wheel, but she enjoys the freedom and playfulness of hand building as well.

For Elizabeth Krome the lure of clay lies in its responsiveness and malleability – a malleability that fire freezes into permanence. The chance to change a shapeless lump of earth into a form with grace and beauty is fresh each time she sits down at the wheel.

Many of Elizabeth Krome’s forms grow out of her own experiences in the kitchen, at the dining table, or in the garden. Her goal is to make beautiful pots that do their job well.

Elizabeth’s Ceramics