Welcome homeโ€”Iโ€™m Mal, a Vietnamese American ceramic artist creating small batch pieces from my hands to your home. Rooted in storytelling and childhood nostalgia, my work blends clean, organic lines with whimsical play. I hope you stay long :)

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Prepping for LNY by cleaning and making my favorite traditional new year dish—thแป‹t kho, a braised pork belly dish with boiled eggs of course using my moms no measurement recipe. Dish and dishes made by yours truly ๐Ÿฅฐ #ceramicartist #lny #potterylove #lunarnewyear
Your self employed friend on a chewsday ๐Ÿ™‚‍↔๏ธ
Your self employed friend on a chewsday ๐Ÿ™‚‍↔๏ธ
Current WIP! This idea has been living in my notes app for probably a year now and finally had the creative juices to bring her to life. Inspired by the áo dài, our traditional Vietnamese dress #ceramics #pottery
Current WIP! This idea has been living in my notes app for probably a year now and finally had the creative juices to bring her to life. Inspired by the áo dài, our traditional Vietnamese dress #ceramics #pottery
LNY BDAY DROP FEB 19 @ 12pm PST ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ celebrate my 21st bday with me ๐Ÿคญ #ceramics #potterylove #sfartist
The sixth love language: cut fruit ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ“ #pottery #ceramiclife #claywork
I’ve been wanting to take some time to share more stories behind my work and add context to what it is that makes it all so special to me. Here’s a lil reintroduction in case you’re just meeting me at this version of myself ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿป‍โ™€๏ธ #ceramicartist #pottery #sf #runningcommunity
Top 2 worst chores and it ain’t 2!!! #reclaimedmaterials #claylife #ceramicstudio #ceramiclife #ceramicist
My annual personal project in the midst of the holidays is finally complete ๐Ÿ˜Œ nothing reminds me more of family gatherings than Sunday dim sum spinning the lazy Susan back and forth until the steamers were empty. Who wants to play?! #dimsum #handmadeart #ceramicstudio #ceramicart #ceramicist
*Bonus—what word did we say more, plant or f*ck? ๐Ÿ˜‚ Winner gets to pick up trash with us on Feb 8 @ 8am on Ocean Beach ๐Ÿšฎ see you there! #beachcleanup #beach #sf #superbowlsunday #oceanbeach
It’s gotta get worse before it gets better (allegedly) #ceramicartist #pottery #trusttheprocess #ceramicart
Prepping for LNY by cleaning and making my favorite traditional new year dish—thแป‹t kho, a braised pork belly dish with boiled eggs of course using my moms no measurement recipe. Dish and dishes made by yours truly ๐Ÿฅฐ #ceramicartist #lny #potter
Your self employed friend on a chewsday ๐Ÿ™‚‍↔๏ธ Current WIP! This idea has been living in my notes app for probably a year now and finally had the creative juices to bring her to life. Inspired by the áo dài, our traditional Vietnamese dress #ceramics #pottery
LNY BDAY DROP FEB 19 @ 12pm PST ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ celebrate my 21st bday with me ๐Ÿคญ #ceramics #potterylove #sfartist
The sixth love language: cut fruit ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ“ #pottery #ceramiclife #claywork
I’ve been wanting to take some time to share more stories behind my work and add context to what it is that makes it all so special to me. Here’s a lil reintroduction in case you’re just meeting me at this version of myself ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿป&zwj
Top 2 worst chores and it ain’t 2!!! #reclaimedmaterials #claylife #ceramicstudio #ceramiclife #ceramicist
My annual personal project in the midst of the holidays is finally complete ๐Ÿ˜Œ nothing reminds me more of family gatherings than Sunday dim sum spinning the lazy Susan back and forth until the steamers were empty. Who wants to play?! #dimsum #handmad
*Bonus—what word did we say more, plant or f*ck? ๐Ÿ˜‚ Winner gets to pick up trash with us on Feb 8 @ 8am on Ocean Beach ๐Ÿšฎ see you there! #beachcleanup #beach #sf #superbowlsunday #oceanbeach
It’s gotta get worse before it gets better (allegedly) #ceramicartist #pottery #trusttheprocess #ceramicart