Shayla Su began her ceramics training at the University of California at Berkeley, where she also studied Art and Architecture. She graduated with a B.A. in Art History in 1991. Through this training, she came to believe that all aspects of art should be equally valued: concept, quality, technique, medium, function and design. This sense of balance, combined with her personal experiences, is what characterizes her work and forms her ongoing inspiration.

The collections on this site represent a shift from a focus on wheel-thrown wares to an interest in slab work, and with new motifs. In them, her architectural background emerges. Simple, elegant and functional, Shayla's work strives to convey a modern experience, where form and function meet in sleek new designs where subtlety is the key ingredient. Each bowl is a handmade, signed original.