In elementary school, a band of outsiders would lie on the swing set and collectively drag their feet through the playground mud—the slush, if you will—while they searched for meaning and communed with nature and one another during recess. Those core principles—inclusivity, collaboration & a desire for contemplative processes—continue to guide us now.

Welcome to Slush Club.

Slush Club is a woman-led ceramics studio based in Tacoma, Washington.

Bridging experiences from careers in design and arts education, Shannon Eakins and Marc Dombrosky established Slush Club in 2022. Taking inspirations from their lived world, the collection combines and layers subtle cultural references to create patterns and works that are constantly evolving.   

Each Slush Club object is designed and hand-built by Shannon, adapting and transforming nerikomi techniques—stacking multiple clay bodies together—into complex patterns. The color palette is grounded in the locally-sourced clays we use, with stains added directly into the clay bodies, creating deep, rich hues as well as subtle gradations, making each piece unique. Developed to serve as elevated dinnerware, and All Slush Club objects are food-safe and dishwasher-friendly. We use ours daily.

Slush Club is available exclusively through our small network of stockists. Our partners carefully select works to ensure that our pieces reflect their own approaches, creativity & design practices. We also offer a smaller, curated & ever-changing collection on our site here.  

Sustainability

Sustainability and environmental stewardship remain vital concerns to us. Our objects are produced in limited runs to minimize excess inventory and, whenever possible, clay is recycled. Trimmings from one piece often suggest new patterns and processes for the next, and our goal is to move towards zero waste in our clay process.

Land Acknowledgement

Slush Club acknowledges that we are on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup people have lived on and stewarded these lands since the beginning of time, and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land and beyond.

In utilizing natural materials for our work here, we understand our responsibility for developing sustainable and respectful practices that honor our land and these vital resources. We acknowledge and are grateful for the rich traditions of the Puyallup Tribe as artists and craftspeople whose work continues to inspire us.

Rio Eakins

Rio is Rio. A 7 lb. Xoloitzcuintli, she serves as muse, bodyguard, confidant & upper management. She provides unsolicited and direct oversight of all studio production and administrative services. She also prefers to be covered by a plush blanket and sleep on our lap (while somehow remaining ever-vigilant?) every. single. moment. of. the. day.

If it doesn’t work for Rio, well, it’s just not going to work for any of us.