Ontario native Hannah Slade took her first ceramics class five years ago. At the time, she was a music student, but slowly, she began to shift her focus to pottery. She bought a wheel for her Toronto apartment, stayed up late reading books on techniques and glazes, and hung around the studios of many a generous potter, who nurtured both her skill and enthusiasm.
In 2013 Hannah made the leap from music to full-time pottery with the launch of Speck & Stone. Today, with the help of a widely followed Instagram account, her work sells out almost as soon as it comes out of the kiln.
N.B.: This week, until December 1, Hannah will be adding new work to her holiday collection.

Above: Hannah works with a limited range of glazes, all of which are food safe. Photograph by Al Higgins; styling by Ciara O’Halloran.
Above: Stoneware nesting bowls in one of Hannah’s signature blue/gray glazes.

Above: Hannah’s pieces are all made from stoneware, which she prefers because it comes in a greater variety of colors and textures. Photograph by Al Higgins; styling by Ciara O’Halloran.

Above: A primitive-style pitcher in one of Hannah’s textured glazes.

Above: Hannah’s small-batch productions are made entirely by her, from start to finish. Photograph by Al Higgins; styling by Ciara O’Halloran.

Above: Experimenting with glaze is “part of the lure,” says Hannah. Hers are all original recipes, the results of “happy acci...