Devotional
Porcelain Crucifix
Each corpus sculpted individually, glazed and kiln-fired.
Handmade in the Shenandoah Valley
Pottery made by one pair of hands.
Every piece is shaped, glazed, and kiln-fired in porcelain by Cate Ranieri in her home studio in Front Royal, Virginia. No two are alike, and that is the point.
From the studio
Porcelain, glaze, fire. Nothing outsourced.
Thrown by hand
Each vessel starts on the wheel in a small home studio, shaped one at a time rather than cast or repeated.
One of a kind
Glazes move differently on every form and every firing. What you take home exists exactly once.
Locally owned
A Front Royal business since 2015, selling at Shenandoah Valley markets and exhibits, including the R Cellars Christmas Market.
Available now
From the latest firings
Devotional
Holy Water Fonts
Slip-trailed detail under a satin matte glaze. A studio staple.
Functional Ware
Layered-Glaze Bowl
Every firing lands differently. Each bowl exists once.
The potter
About Cate
Cate Ranieri works in porcelain from her home studio in Front Royal, Virginia. Her signature work is devotional: crucifixes, crosses, and holy water fonts, alongside mugs, plates, candlesticks, jewelry, and vessels.
Commissions open
Have a piece made for you.
Available work can be purchased directly or through local retail partners in the Shenandoah Valley. For commissions, current inventory, or stockist questions, reach out and Cate will get back to you.