A couple months back, I visited with an old friend of mine from high school who is now an art teacher himself, and who makes awesome unique ceramic items, housewares and cool pots. And his stuff totally kicks ass. He showed me a bunch of his latest work and it looks fantastic in person. If you’re in the market for that kind of thing and want to deal with a real person - a real artist - instead of a faceless website or a retail chain corporation, then look him up and tell him I sent you.