Beth Katz is the creative behind Mt. Washington Pottery, a Los Angeles-based ceramics brand where she produces useful, ornamental, and heirloom-quality ceramics completely by hand. She draws inspiration from modern Scandinavian design, traditional Japanese design, and the Southern California landscape. Her creative vision is to strike a balance between the beauty of artistic expression and practical utility, so she creates pottery that is both decorative and functional. Her work radiates graceful simplicity through the use of organic shapes, textures, and colors.