Burnett Pottery

Phyllis, Jennifer & Kate

BurnettPottery

Handmade, hand-painted pottery for the kitchen and garden, from three generations of one Southern California family.

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Sunflower birdbath in the garden
for the garden
Hand-painted wildflower plate
for the kitchen
Fairy garden with a mushroom house
for a little whimsy
  • 40+years making pottery together
  • Threegenerations of potters
  • High-firedto 2400°F (cone 10) in a gas kiln
  • Lead-freeglazes and stains, painted by hand

That high firing is what makes it tough. It goes in the microwave, the oven and the dishwasher, and it can live outside in your garden without fading.

Our story

Mother, daughter, granddaughter

We're three generations of potters: Phyllis Burnett, her daughter Jennifer, and Jennifer's daughter Kate Wygal. We've been making pottery together for more than 40 years.

Everything we sell, we make. Some pieces are thrown on the wheel; others are rolled out in slabs and built by hand. Then each one is glazed and painted, one at a time, with lead-free glazes and stains. Cherries, strawberries, wildflowers, butterflies, little frogs. Whatever ends up on a piece, one of us painted it.

No two come out quite alike. A little variation in size or glaze is part of handmade, and honestly, it's our favorite part. Thank you for collecting our work. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy making it.

Line drawing of Phyllis and Jennifer hugging, surrounded by stacks of hand-painted pots
Phyllis & Jennifer, from our show flyer
Jennifer, Kate and Phyllis at the booth
Jennifer, Kate & Phyllis at the booth

How it's made

From clay to kiln

  1. Kate at work
    Kate at work

    Made by hand

    Every piece starts as plain clay, thrown on the wheel or rolled into slabs and shaped by hand. Then it gets glazed and painted, one at a time.

  2. Phyllis at the kiln
    Phyllis at the kiln

    Loading the kiln

    Everything goes into the gas kiln and fires to cone 10, about 2400°F.

  3. Opening the kiln

    Unloading after the firing

    High firing makes it tough enough for the dishwasher, the oven and a year outside in the garden.

Watch us work

Jen shaping a bird, sped up 4×
Jen shows how the snowmen get their sprinkles. Sound on.

What we make

Out of the kiln

No prices here. To us, every piece is priceless. Come to a show and see how affordable they really are, and know that every one is a little different. Tap any photo to see it bigger.

Kitchen

Plates, bowls, colanders, pitchers, mugs and butter dishes, made to be used every day.

Garden

Birdbaths, birdhouses, garden signs, plaques, plant markers and critters that live outside year-round without fading.

Fairy Garden

A tiny world of cottages, gnomes, toadstools, frogs, bunnies, puppies and kittens. Kids love it. So do grown-ups.

Gifts & Seasonal

Christmas ornaments, snowmen, hearts, plaques and other little gifts.

Come find us

See it in person

We sell at craft fairs and art shows around Southern California. Pottery is better in your hands than on a screen.

Upcoming shows

Carlsbad Village Street Faire Find our booth on Roosevelt Street, between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue.

More dates coming. Follow @jenniferburnettpottery to see where we'll be next.

At our booth we take cash, Venmo and Zelle. No credit cards.

The Burnett Pottery booth
Look for the blue umbrella

Say hello

Questions about a piece or a show?

Email Jennifer, or send us a message on Instagram.

@jenniferburnettpottery