About Sabrina

Soil and Clay owner, Sabrina Lemery, was raised in rural Connecticut where she was fortunate enough to be surrounded by farms, fresh air, and creative opportunity. Upon entering college she discovered her passion for clay and became intrigued by the material, leading her down a beautiful path of art making and self-discovery. Her fascination with the ceramic process eventually led her to attain a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Hartford’s Hartford Art School in Connecticut.

In her latest work, Sabrina is inspired to create both classic and contemporary forms which highlight the wonderful qualities of the different clays that she uses. She enjoys subtle texture, color, and sheen, resulting in tasteful contrasts and elegant surfaces. All of her ceramic wares are thrown by hand on the wheel and some are later used for slip casting multiples. Sabrina celebrates being a part of an important, small industry that contributes to sustaining the ancient craft of pottery and feeds her intuitive, artistic nature. 

From clay… to soil

After many years of developing her ceramic craft, Sabrina discovered another exciting passion- flower farming! Getting her hands in the soil felt familiar to having clay covered hands, and became a new way to interact and collaborate with the earth. Being surrounded with gorgeous flowers naturally provided the inspiration and opportunity to delve into floral design. The following years would involve the startup of her own small business working as a flower farmer/wedding florist. Organically, this work began to impact her ceramics and led Sabrina to realize she had a unique opportunity to combine all of her interests. From this, Soil and Clay was created! Through her craft, Sabrina provides design-oriented and functional ceramic wares to other local florists and individuals. She also provides floral design services for weddings and events using flowers grown locally in CT. Her goal is to foster beautiful moments with the forms that she makes from both clay and flowers.