"Solem"

"Solem"
Tamara “Solem” Al-Issa is a self-taught Arab and Filipina ceramicist and potter based in Toronto. With hand-building and wheel-throwing clay as her primary medium, Al-issa explores the connection between her body, the clay, and the wheel in the belief that our bodies develop physical awareness as we express ourselves on an unconscious level. We hung out in her dreamy, light-filled home studio as she gave us the scoop on the importance of clay as meditation, creative control, and self-perception on social media versus in real life.

Vaishali Kamdar

By Gerald Chieza

Founder and designer Vaishali Kamdar places great emphasis on details, use of space, textures and materials to create individually relevant spaces with a contemporary but lush aesthetic. Each element is thoughtfully considered to create spaces...