COLOR TOUR: An Artist’s Studio in Portland
Inside this sweet converted garage in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood is a multi-use space that now houses a ceramic studio, a sleeping loft, and den. Puji Sherer and her husband Oliver cherish the extra square footage the studio brings as their backyard ADU home tops out at just under 400 sq ft. You can take a tour of their little house here.
Exterior: Lady Nicole | 0030 with Spacebox | 0493 detail at top
Lady Nicole | 0030
Spacebox | 0493
Puji uses the front of the studio to create handmade ceramics- a passion that allows her to explore color, texture, and form. The back section of the studio has a cozy den with a low ceiling that becomes a sleeping loft above.
Walls: Tinted or Not? | R007
Tinted or Not? | R007
With the garage door open, light and fresh air fill the studio. Ceramic tools, glazes and molds fill the workspace.
Walls: Tinted or Not? | R007
Tinted or Not? | R007
Puji’s handmade ceramics begin to dry after texture and pattern has been carved into the soft clay. Once fully dry, these small plates will make their way into the kiln for a bisque firing and then they will be ready for glazing. The Northwest Color Collection is full of complex neutrals that take their cues from nature and natural materials. Check out Gloomy Weather | R016 for a color that matches Portland skies and unfired earthenware.
Gloomy Weather | R016
The studio has thoughtful small-living details like skylights for extra light and a custom wooden ladder for easy access to the sleeping loft. Texture and interest are created with Puji’s hand-painted mural that spans both walls of the lower level den, defining the small hang-out space. For a full list of the colors Puji used in her mural here.
Artifact | R070
Heathered Herb | R050
Chick Pea Please | R128
Foliage | R063
Puji selected colors from Miller Paint’s new Northwest Color Collection, 132 harmonious colors that to feel like us. See the list of colors and learn how to create your own Pattern Play mural here.
Chick Pea Please | R128
Bohemia | R110
The studio’s den is a great place to take a break from making ceramics and get cozy with a book!
Wall: Tinted or Not? | R007
Tinted or Not? | R007
Climb the ladder to the studio’s loft and sleep under the sky! Soft textures, books galore and an accent wall with Chickpea Please | R128 from the Northwest Color Collection make this little bedroom feel welcoming and restful.
Tinted or Not? | R007
Chick Pea Please | R128
One of our favorite colors from Miller Paint’s new Northwest Color Collection, Chickpea Please | R128, looks great in just about any space. Here in the Puji and Oliver’s studio loft it adds warmth, interest and highlights the architectural detail of the vaulted ceiling.
Tinted or Not? | R007
Chickpea Please | R128
