About Me
"My work is an extension of me and it varies and evolves with the changing seasons of life."
Hello. I'm Carter Camille
I am the hands and heart behind Bare Minimum Ceramics.
I’m a cloud gazer, a flower smeller, a sunset chaser.
An artist, a friend, a daughter, a partner.
I feel things deeply and I spend a lot of time in my own head, in my own little world.
Connection sits at the center of who I am and what I believe in. It’s the thread that runs through my relationships, my routines, and the work I create. It’s a big part of why I make pottery in the first place.
Born and raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota I found my deep love for nature and the stillness of it’s teachings from a young age. I’d say my future of having my hands covered in mud started as a child by spending my days digging in the dirt of the garden with my dad. By making mud pies and witches brew in the backyard with my sister. By burying myself in the sand at the beach.
The connection I have felt to the earth ever since I was a child is something I’ve never been able to put into words. Which is why ceramics and it’s teachings have been a voice I didn’t know I needed.
Bare Minimum Ceramics was born during a season when I needed something steady. Something grounding. Something that reminded me to slow down and breathe. What began as a quiet creative outlet quickly became a place where I felt most like myself.
There’s a certain magic in holding something that’s been shaped slowly & intentionally, touched a hundred times, and fired into permanence. I love that pottery can last multiple lifetimes if cared for. I love that it becomes part of your daily rituals.
