Daily Affirmations, 2026

Stepanka Summer

(formerly Stepanka Horalkova)

Porcelain

3.5 in H x 4.5 in x 3 in each

Fill your days with positive reminders delivered to you in beautiful ceramic works. This collection of Mugs by Stepanka Summer has a motivating collection of daily affirmations with sayings like "Hope Anyway" and "You're Stardust".

These cups are made in Summer's usual artist style with thin porcelain that has engraved details, often words, which allows for light to travel through. They also have the fun detail of being made with Summer's most recent font exploration and subtle glaze details which add pops of color around the form.

Artist Biography

Stepanka Summer was born in the Czech republic and moved to New York City in 1995. She is a self-taught ceramic artist, focusing her attention on working with porcelain. Her work is all handbuildt, mainly using slabs, and arrange from standing vessels, standing abstract forms, wall pillows forms, wall sculptures and spheres. She employs earthy oxides, stains, glazes and wood ash to compliment the natural forms, shapes and textures to the clay. Stepanka manages the Ceramic Studio at Columbia University Teacher's College.

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