25/03/2026
We produced a three-print collaborative suite with Los Angeles ceramicist Donna DeSoto several years ago, specifically to install in a series of villa properties at the Costa Palmas development on Baja’s East Cape.
DeSoto brings a background in textile design to her ceramic practice, and it shows in her meticulous approach to surface patterning. Her process involves careful masking with tape to create crisp geometric compositions across her vessels, creating bands, stripes, and angular forms that feel both architectural and decorative.
The precision required to achieve these clean divisions of color and pattern on three-dimensional forms translates remarkably well to screenprint, where registration and layering are equally critical. Our suite captures the graphic clarity of her work: bold color blocking, sharp geometric divisions, and the tension between surface decoration and vessel form.
These were commissioned specifically for Costa Palmas but a small number from the edition remain available. Details are linked to in our bio.
(1) “Blue/Cream Surface” up close
(2) “Green Surface” installed at
(3) “Green Surface” 20”H x 14”W, three-color screenprint, shown framed in white wash maple
(4) “Reflected Surface” 26”H x 20”W, six-color screenprint, shown framed in natural walnut
(5) “Reflected Surface” installed at
(6-9) Donna in her studio, examples of her ceramic works and sketches of her pattern development.
