Alice Stewart is a ceramic artist based in Mill Valley, California, living among the redwood trees and near the shores of the San Francisco Bay. The forest, fog, and coastal light influence and inform her work, along with the forms and textures of the natural world - plants, roots, seed pods, shells, stones, and bark. Her background in painting continues to inform her approach, influencing how she considers surface, texture, and composition in clay.

Working primarily in stoneware, Alice specializes in traditional coiling techniques - an ancient hand-building method that predates the invention of the potter’s wheel. Favoring minimal tools, she prioritizes a direct, tactile relationship with clay, integrating carving and sculptural elements to create work that is both grounded and expressive.

Her pieces exist between vessel and sculpture - organic and alive - thoughtfully carrying the calm, rhythm, and subtle energy of the landscape she calls home.

Selected Group Exhibitions

3/26/24-4/26/24 - “Floral Fantasies” O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Art Whisper Global Magazine, Volume VII, Collected Voices, May 28, 2025

Women Artists Making Their Mark - O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA 8/25/25-10/24/25

The Art of Giving, Small Works, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, 11/21/25-1/24/26