About LuMochi

My name is Lu, and two loves have shaped my life for as long as I can remember: food and pottery.

My relationship with stoneware clay started in a high school pottery class — and that was it. I was hooked. From that moment I couldn't stop imagining everything I wanted to make: small cups, bowls, plates, pots, vessels for every corner of the kitchen and table. There's something almost meditative about working with clay, the way it responds to your hands, the way a shapeless lump slowly becomes something you'll eat from every morning.

And that's exactly where food and pottery meet. A meal doesn't begin when the first bite is taken; it begins the moment food is placed on something beautiful. The weight of a hand-thrown bowl, the slight imperfection of a glazed rim, the way a ceramic mug holds heat just a little longer and these things change how food feels, how it tastes, how much you slow down to enjoy it. Clay and cooking are both acts of care. Both are about transforming raw, humble things into something nourishing.

I started LuMochi because I wanted to bring those two worlds together. Every piece in our shop is hand-thrown, hand-built, or sculpted by our ceramicists and hand-painted with the little moments of everyday life: the funny, the cute, the cozy. Because your table deserves more than a plain white plate. It deserves something made with hands, and made with love.