Handmade pottery jug by Cate Hauser with natural clay textures and dark glaze, photographed in a spring garden.

Made to be held.

Pottery and cloth by Cate,
handmade in Northern Wisconsin.

Art made to live with.

Working in clay and cloth, Cate creates pieces inspired by the natural beauty of Lake Superior, ancient pottery traditions, and the simple pleasure of things made by hand.

01 / CLAY

Pottery

Handmade vessels inspired by nature, made to feel as good in your hands as they look in your home.

Tall handmade ceramic vase with textured natural clay, dark glaze and flowers by Catherine Hauser.
Handmade pottery cups with warm brown exteriors and glossy blue-green interiors by Cate Hauser.
Handmade blue-green glazed ceramic vessel surrounded by a nest of intertwined natural branches sourced from Lake Superior.

02 / CLOTH

Old World Santas

Handcrafted Old World Santa with a green wool hat, rusty bells and a full curly white beard.
Handcrafted Old World Santa with a green wool hat, rusty bells and a full curly white beard.

Stitched from antique and timeworn textiles, each Santa carries the history of its materials into something new.

COMING SOON

Handmade folk-art Santa with a long red pointed hat, vintage-style fabric clothing and a curly white beard.
Handmade folk-art Santa with a long red pointed hat, vintage-style fabric clothing and a curly white beard.
Close-up of a handmade Old World Santa with a red hat, wire-rimmed glasses and a curly white beard.
Close-up of a handmade Old World Santa with a red hat, wire-rimmed glasses and a curly white beard.

The 2026 Santa is on its way.

Each one handmade, no two exactly alike. Inquire →

Meet Cate

Catherine “Cate” Hauser, Clay N Cloth artist and maker, smiling in front of shelves of handmade pottery.
Catherine “Cate” Hauser, Clay N Cloth artist and maker, smiling in front of shelves of handmade pottery.

Catherine Hauser
Artist & Maker

I work in clay and cloth, materials that carry the mark of the hand and a history much older than my own.

My pottery is influenced by two places in particular: France, where studying early pottery deepened my love of simple, ancient forms, and Lake Superior, whose rugged shoreline and shifting colors continue to find their way into my work.

My work in cloth began with the sewing I learned beside my grandmother. Today, I use antique and timeworn textiles to create my Old World Santas, allowing the history of those materials to become part of something new.

Whether formed from clay or stitched from cloth, I want the things I make to be touched, used and kept.

I believe original art belongs in everyday life, and everyone should be able to take a little of it home.

Rustic wooden pottery studio with a red door, Une Poterie sign and colorful flowers.

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