Described by the French Artist in St. Louis His Inspiration for Ceramics Sold in the Metro Area | House

When Fleur Reboul started conducting a ceramics workshop in 2019, he didn’t know he would calm the clay during the COVID-19 crisis.

“I’ve always wanted to work with clay, but I haven’t had a chance to do it,” said Reboul, who was a prop-maker in France before moving to St. Louis. Louis with his wife in 2015.

“I met this French artist who used to live in St. Louis, and he does a lot of drawings, but also sculpture with clay,” Reboul continues. “He had a little workshop to teach hand-built sculpture, so I decided to try and do the workshop, and then I started teaching myself a tire. And then the pandemic happened, so I decided to rent a tire and do That’s just so I don’t go crazy like everyone else. I’ve found something to make life at home easier. “

However, his ceramics soon expanded beyond his home in the form of a small business, the FHAR studio.

“Right now, I make a lot of functional ceramic,” Reboul said. “I make regular coffee [and] espresso cups, plates and things like that. ” Reboul also makes ceramics that are less likely to be found in household goods stores, such as dull bowls designed for burning incense, sandalwood and other items.

Reboul receives inquiries for projects via his Instagram account or email to FHAR studio, fhar.studio@gmail.com. “I like to listen to people and what they like, how they use their stuff and then do it for them so it’s personalized,” he said. “It’s appropriate for them to use something instead of looking for something in a store and make it work for them.”

And Reboul also sells his ceramics locally at Urban Matter in St. Louis. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.

“I’m so excited to be a part of that,” Reboul added. “I just started, so I just brought a bunch of pieces, and they took almost everything, so I’m doing a few things for them now.”

And although Reboul found the creation using cathartic clay, his favorite piece put together so far is a watering can with a large handle.

“It’s very hard to do because clay has a memory,” Reboul said. “If I twist it the wrong way or I do something wrong, it can ruin everything. So it’s very hard to do, but I’m pretty happy that I’ve made some.”