Erika Novak

roundtripclayworks.com

@roundtripclayworks

Erika Novak is a ceramic artist who focuses on functional wheel-thrown pottery. Her signature work includes small-batch collections of cups and mugs, vases, and hanging planters.

Erika heavily concentrates on surface design, utilizing bold color and maximalist patterns. She pulls inspiration from craft and textures found in everyday spaces. Erika carves and paints each surface composition entirely by hand. Duplicate pots are rarely created; rather, each piece is distinctly unique in terms of pattern and color. Erika’s designs are reminiscent of retro wallpapers or stained glass, while also carrying a hint of Art Deco influence.

After studying ceramics and fine art in college, Erika now works as a full-time artist and ceramics instructor, living and working in central Connecticut.

A woman with long brown hair wearing a multicolored hat and blue tank top holding a decorative ceramic vase with butterfly and wing designs.
Four handcrafted ceramic mugs with colorful, abstract patterns are arranged in a row on a weathered wooden surface outdoors, with a potted plant and stone wall in the background.
Colorful ceramic hanging flower pots with painted floral designs, hanging next to green plants against a brick wall.
Decorative ceramic pot with intricate multicolored pattern, placed on a weathered wooden surface with green leafy plants in the background.
Decorative ceramic vase with colorful floral pattern on a display in a pottery studio.
Colorful, hand-painted ceramic mugs with cartoon character designs and geometric patterns, placed on a wooden surface outdoors.