This Sinistra Studio platter was hand built and fired by potter Kate Tonguis — $74 at Isabella's Handcrafted Gift Gallery (3331 Severn Ave., Metairie, 779-3202; www.isabellasgallery.com).
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Martin Lill, potter and owner of Hands in Clay (4125 Magazine St., 269-1300; www.handsinclay.com), created this roundly lustrous vessel, $175.
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Bound to be a bright spot on any dresser or mantle, this small raku box is by Sara Duncan — $85 at Shady Side Pottery Shop and Art Gallery (3823 Magazine St., 897-1710).