Donna Namnoum is a Connecticut-based ceramic artist whose work honors the vessel tradition while exploring its sculptural and expressive possibilities. Grounded in wheel-thrown forms such as the covered jar, she investigates abstraction through shape, surface, and glaze, often drawing inspiration from plants. Her forms balance familiarity with ambiguity, inviting viewers to consider the intersection of natural reference and artistic interpretation. Namnoum’s ceramics are distinguished by unusual textures and rich, experimental surfaces, reflecting her embrace of the unpredictable glaze firing process. Each piece carries the history of experimentation, where chance, material transformation, and deliberate craft converge to create work that is both evocative and tactile. She holds an MFA from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford and has exhibited widely across the Northeast, including at Wesleyan Potters, The Guilford Art Center, and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Collectors are drawn to Namnoum’s ceramics for their combination of technical mastery, organic beauty, and the quiet poetry of transformation inherent in each work. Her pieces offer lasting presence, engaging both the hand and the imagination, and making them meaningful additions to your collection.