I’m Sarah Whyte, and I’m an artist from Toronto, Canada. I studied drawing and painting in University, I am a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, and I love creating things of all types. Art is a part of who you are rather than something you do - many artists could never see themselves pursuing a career in anything else, myself included.

In this shop, I sell my ceramic work. I was fortunate enough to come across the means to set up my own little ceramics studio in my home in late 2013, though I have been passionate about ceramics since 2009 when I was first introduced to them.

I have always been quick to learn and excel at new skills, but when I first tried out ceramics, I was terrible for a long time, and no amount of effort was making it any easier. Everything I made turned out differently than I hoped, broke during production, or, if I managed to make a piece I liked, the glaze would come out wrong. That’s what motivated me to keep going (and become a little bit obsessed, really).

I learned that to be happy with ceramics, it’s important to understand that you can’t control the outcome of everything. It’s all about learning to work with your materials rather than try to make them work with you. Years later, I’m confident in my skill level (I can finally translate a sketch into a finished piece that I’m happy with!), but I’m still motivated to keep going and improving.

I decided to open my Etsy shop with the hope that I could reach an audience outside of the little one that I had, and finally make enough doing what I love that I don't have to do anything else. I want people to be able to own a piece of artwork created with love and passion to bring joy to their day-to-day life, whether that be through admiring a painting on the wall or drinking from a unique and beautiful mug. I often find myself noticing new and interesting colours in my ceramics months after creating them!

It brings me joy using the handmade pieces that I've collected - knowing that the artist's heart and soul and years of practice have gone into that piece, and I want others to have that opportunity aswell. If you don't find something that you love in my shop, please still buy handmade!

I sell my paintings, linoprints, greeting cards and other artwork in my fine art shop, which can be found here:
www.etsy.com/shop/sarahwhytefineart/

I also sell my antique store finds in my vintage shop, which can be found here:
www.etsy.com/shop/sarahwhytevintage/

Thanks for taking the time to look through my shop,
Sarah