Natania Hume

Natania Hume is the force behind Slow Studio. She is a trained studio potter who has worked with clay for almost 25 years. She was born in New York City to artist parents who moved to the rural academia of Amherst Massachusetts when she was small. She has recently stepped away from making pottery from wet clay. There is already so much in the world. Instead, she works with what exists, reclaiming manufactured ceramics and bringing them back to life through handmade overglaze work. This is the new version of a slow studio: keeping dinnerware alive, useful, and visually fresh rather than letting it become waste.

Natania’s process is pared down to essential acts of reuse and transformation, uniting existing ceramic forms with new design. By working with objects that already carry a history, the work extends their lifespan and invites an ongoing, authentic exchange between maker and user.

Olive, the studio's Project Manager, re-examines the concept of slow living.