On the links above you will find the different styled bathroom sinks that we make.  Every sink is hand made of stoneware, on the potter's wheel.  Each hand made bathroom sink is a unique, signed, piece of functional art.  You will notice that some sinks styles look very different from one another, while others are subtlety different.

When considering what kind of clay to use to make the stoneware vessels out of, Vermont Art Sinks artist, E. C. Racicot, first considered durability and lasting strength. Creating his own unique blend of clays, Edward Racicot throws each vessel by hand on the Potter’s Wheel, taking exacting pains to ensure drain holes will match plumbing fixtures once the vessels have shrunk (a normal part of both the drying and firing process) to their final size.

After the vessels are trimmed and have dried, glazes (colors) are applied. The vessels then go into the kiln, where they fire to more than 2200 degrees, over a period of 18 hours. A slow firing time enhances the colors on the vessels and it adds to their durability and hardness.  A well balanced clay body, slow firing and slow cooling all add to the durability, strength and excellent thermal shock* properties of Ed’s clay body, ensuring years of lasting beauty.

*Thermal shock resistance is what keeps the sink from breaking as you go from cold water to boiling hot, or vice versa, allowing the clay to expand and contract with the glaze as one.