Welcome to SantoSanto Pottery . . . .
SantoSanto Pottery is the name of my pottery studio, located in beautiful La Verne, California. I am Vincent Santomero and I am a potter! What started as a little hobby, has turned into a journey. A journey to become a potter. A humbling journey that teaches you many things about forming, firing, and glazing clay, but also many things about yourself. Like learning to let go of your ego and allowing yourself to feel what the clay wants to become. Trying to make a piece of clay taller or wider then the clay wants to be, only ends in disaster.
The purpose of this website is nothing more than my way of sharing my journey and a way to journal my work.
I hope you will enjoy SantoSanto Pottery!
God Gives Us
the Clay
Clay is a naturally occurring substance that comes from the ground. Clay is found all over the world. It is created by water and earth interacting over time. This interaction results in creating tiny particles that has a natural suppleness when wet and becomes hardened when it is dried and fired.
The Potter Gives
it a Purpose
The ultimate goal of a potter is to give clay a purpose. The clay in its natural state does not serve man directly. So from my point of view, it has little purpose. It requires the potter to create a purpose, by using form, fit and function to create a piece of pottery.
You Give it
a Life
A potter may create a piece of pottery, but it is the pottery's owner that allows the purpose of the piece to be fulfilled. Whether the pottery piece is used daily or perhaps sits on a table and is viewed only occasionally, it lives its life as the owner sees fit. My hope is that each piece of pottery I create will find a loving home and lives its life with purpose and respect.