Austin, Texas

Graphic, playful ceramics for everyday rituals.

Handmade porcelain and stoneware with bold pattern, clear form, and a graphic sensibility. Some pieces are made for use; all are made to be seen.

View Work Commissions + Available Pieces

Colorful arched ceramic wall piece by Tigermilk Ceramics

Ceramic bowl with bright teal glaze and cloud motifs

Functional works of art, shaped by handbuilding, wheel throwing, Mishima, sgraffito, engobes, and a love of pattern that lands somewhere between modern design, living art, landscape, and daydream.

Collections

Pieces with color, utility, and a little mischief.

Wall work, vessels, platters, bowls, sculptural objects, and small-batch pieces — made to be used, noticed, and kept close.

Tall ceramic wall piece with landscape pattern

Wall Work

Landscape-inspired, ready-to-hang ceramic pieces with layered pattern, bold color, and painterly surfaces.

White porcelain vessel covered in dimensional handbuilt flowers

Floral Vessels

Wheel-thrown forms blanketed in handbuilt flowers and botanical appliques. No two are alike.

Large oval platter with banana leaf transfer print and sculptural flowers

Story Platters

Large-format platters with intricate transfer-printed patterns and sculptural details at the edges.

Wheel-thrown bowl with green and copper glaze

Bowls

Functional pieces with bold glaze movement, painted motifs, and tactile, handbuilt edges.

Yellow citrus-patterned ceramic candelabra with pink sculptural rosebud holders

Sculptural Objects

One-of-a-kind functional sculptures — candelabras, bud vases, and objects that live at the edge of art and use.

Collection of cloud-shaped ceramic magnets with YAY lettering in many colorways

Small Batches

Limited runs of related pieces made slowly and released as ready — like these cloud-shaped YAY magnets in a full spectrum of glazes.

Rectangular ceramic tray with dense cactus transfer print and a single yellow gem detail

Trays

Flat, functional trays with intricate transfer-printed surfaces — graphic patterns that make everyday objects feel considered.

Round ceramic cake plate with dense black and white fruit transfer print and yellow handles

Cake Plates

Wheel-thrown cake plates with bold transfer-printed patterns and sculptural details — functional pieces that double as centerpieces.

Dark sgraffito bowls with carved handwritten text

Ceramic bowl with teal glaze and cloud motifs

About

Modern ceramic pieces from the wild, careful imagination of Angela Newman.

Tigermilk Ceramics grew from a lifelong pull toward clay: high school ceramics classes, years of practice, and the steady honing of handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques.

Inspired by Austin, live music, landscapes, abstract expressionism, street art, and collage. Sustained by an ever-growing circle of brilliant, kind, and inspiring people — friends, family, and the endlessly cool humans I meet along the way.

Selected Exhibitions

Austin Studio Tours Art '04 Austin Design Week Austin Proper Hotel Commission Nest + Hermes Convening

Gallery

The work.

Ceramic vessel with expressive handles and painted surfaces

Ceramic wall vase with colorful cutouts and dried flowers

Ceramic piece with bold glaze and graphic form

Rectangular tray with blue floral print and pink sculptural flowers

Colorful handbuilt ceramic vessel with expressive handles and painted surfaces

Oval banana leaf platter with sculptural flower edge

Rectangular ceramic tray with cactus transfer print

Round ceramic cake plate with fruit transfer print and yellow handles

Commissions + Available Pieces

Custom ceramic work for homes, gifts, hospitality, and special projects.

Commission inquiries are welcome for functional pieces, small-batch sets, decorative work, and corporate or hospitality projects. Each piece is handmade, so timelines depend on scope, drying, firing, and glaze testing.

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Interested in a piece?

If something catches your eye, email to confirm availability.

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Where to Find Me

Studio events, galleries, and Austin-area appearances.

Stockists, gallery dates, studio tour weekends, pop-ups, and market appearances.

Studio Tours & Pop-Ups

Current dates confirmed soon.

Contact

For commissions, available work, and studio updates.

@tigermilk_ceramics on Instagram TigermilkCeramics on Facebook TigermilkCeramics@gmail.com