About the Maker
Marisa Henry is a small batch ceramic artist and illustrator, born and raised in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Marisa holds a BFA from UNC Asheville. She has been a long-term artist in residence at MudFire Studio & Gallery and Sawtooth School for Visual Art. Working primarily in clay, she draws inspiration from every day women, pop-culture, music, and patterns. She currently resides in North Carolina with her husband and dog. She works as the Ceramics Studio Manager at Sawtooth School for Visual Art.
Functional work that is light-hearted, humorous, and empowering
Bold Illustrations
These illustrative pieces depict comfort. Both in the sweet, cozy moments of rainy days, snuggly socks, and new growth on your plants, but also in being comfortable in who you are. I pair a lot of these images with playful and emboldened language to portray a wide variety of women and emotions.
Sugar ‘n’ Spice
This line of work, affectionately called “Sugar ‘n’ Spice,” combines simple pattern with phrases ranging from encouraging and vulnerable to snarky and aggressive.