White hand-built ceramic vessel by Todd Marshard at Marshard Ceramics in Paros

Model holding a white sculptural ceramic vessel against a Paros stone wall

Close detail of textured white ceramic surface with terracotta clay edge

Marshard Ceramics · Lefkes, Paros

Ceramic forms shaped by nature, memory, and hand.

In Lefkes, Paros, Todd Marshard creates handmade ceramic vessels and sculptural pieces inspired by weathered shells, sea-worn stones, seed pods, cactus forms, and the quiet textures of the Aegean landscape.

Visit the shop Inquire

Work

Organic forms with the memory of wind, salt, and time.

Each piece begins with fragments of the natural world: a shell edge, a dried pod, a sculptural stone, the hardy silhouette of cactus. The work does not copy these forms; it carries their essence.

White open petal-like sculptural ceramic vessel on a plinth — Open petal vessel

Model walking beside a Paros stone wall holding a pale sculptural ceramic vessel — Stone lane vessel study

White sculptural ceramic form with lyre-like wings and terracotta edge — Lyre vessel with terracotta edge

Close detail of a white petal-like ceramic vessel surface — Petal form detail

White shell-inspired ceramic bloom form on a plinth — Shell bloom on plinth

White ribbed bloom-like ceramic form with warm terracotta interior — Ribbed bloom with terracotta interior

Pale shell-inspired ceramic bloom form on a white plinth — Pale shell bloom

Model in the sea holding a textured ceramic vessel with water spilling through it — Seaside textured vessel

Layered white flower-like ceramic vessel on a plinth — Layered flower vessel

Stacked white ceramic vessels with terracotta edges and textured surfaces — Stacked terracotta-edge vessels

Dark rust petal-like ceramic vessel with a textured surface — Dark rust petal vessel

White saddle-like ceramic vessel with terracotta interior — Saddle vessel with terracotta interior

Close view into a white textured ceramic vessel opening — Vessel opening detail

Close detail of clustered white ceramic petals and textured clay — Petal cluster detail

Terracotta and white ribbed ceramic bloom form — Terracotta ribbed bloom

Model carrying a white textured ceramic vessel close to the shoulder — Textured vessel carried

Warm terracotta open ceramic vessel with sculptural petal-like edges — Terracotta open vessel

Close detail of ribbed terracotta ceramic texture — Terracotta ribbed texture detail

White double shell-inspired ceramic vessel with ribbed texture — Double shell vessel

Rust colored ceramic vessel with dark opening and textured organic surface — Rust vessel

Close view of layered white ceramic petals and textured clay

Artist

A new language in clay.

After an internationally successful career as a fashion photographer, Todd Marshard found a new creative language in clay. The medium changed, but the instinct remained: to observe, compose, and celebrate form.

Years behind the camera shaped his sensitivity to texture, silhouette, light, and balance. Those same instincts now guide a ceramic practice rooted in hand-building and close attention to the natural world.

Living and working on Paros, he draws from the island’s rugged landscape and the quiet objects it reveals: weathered shells, seaweed, sculptural stones, dried seed pods, and cactus forms shaped by Mediterranean sun.

The pieces are not literal studies of these forms, but interpretations of their essence. Organic silhouettes, tactile surfaces, and subtle asymmetries carry the marks of wind, salt, and time.

Bridging photography and sculpture, his ceramics pair a refined sense of composition with the raw beauty of the Aegean landscape — works that feel both ancient and contemporary.

New York Gallery

Represented and Shown in New York by Dernier Cri.

Todd Marshard is represented and shown in New York by Dernier Cri, Michael McGraw’s Upper East Side gallery for contemporary art and design. The gallery introduced Marshard’s work to its New York design audience through Night Shift, its inaugural exhibition.

Visit Dernier Cri Read Galerie Magazine

Todd Marshard vessels arranged with art and design objects at Dernier Cri

Todd Marshard ceramic works shown in a Dernier Cri gallery interior in New York

“I was immediately drawn to Todd's work because of its extraordinary presence. His pieces are architectural, yet remain deeply human and tactile.”
Michael McGraw, founder, Dernier Cri gallery, New York

Lefkes Studio

Handmade ceramics in Paros.

Marshard Ceramics is Todd Marshard’s ceramics studio and shop in Lefkes, Paros, Greece. Each hand-built vessel and sculptural ceramic form is shaped slowly, drawing from the island’s shells, sea-worn stones, seed pods, cactus silhouettes, and Cycladic light.

Weathered shells, seaweed, stone, seed pods, and cactus: small ordinary forms holding the memory and resilience of the landscape.

Press

Press & Features

“Every morning, he works from a little in-store studio.”
Condé Nast Traveller

“The U.S. debuts of Todd Marshard and Marit Harte…”
ELLE Decor

“Trabajar con cerámica fue como un soplo de aire fresco.”
The Sensory Mag

Condé Nast Traveller feature on shopping in Paros, including Todd Marshard ceramics in Lefkes

Condé Nast Traveller A fashionista’s guide to shopping in Paros

Todd Marshard in his Lefkes ceramics studio, featured by Meltem Blue

Meltem Blue Todd Marshard, Paros

Dark sculptural ceramic vessel by Todd Marshard, shown as a backdrop for ELLE Decor's Night Shift at Dernier Cri mention

ELLE Decor ELLE Decorandum: Night Shift at Dernier Cri

Todd Marshard ceramic vessel study, shown as a backdrop for Architectural Digest's Design Dispatches mention of Dernier Cri

Architectural Digest Design Dispatches: Dernier Cri

Condé Nast Traveler guide to Paros, including Todd Marshard architectural ceramics

Condé Nast Traveler The Best Things to Do on Paros

Textured white Todd Marshard ceramic vessel featured by The Sensory Mag

The Sensory Mag Todd Marshard. La belleza vuelve a la tierra

Instagram

Latest from Instagram

Recent works, studio fragments, and quiet details from @marshard.paros.

Stacked white ceramic flower-like form on a plinth

New surfaces in the studio.

Tall white ceramic vessel with layered pod-like sides

Light across the Lefkes worktable.

Dark rust ceramic vessel with rough stone-like surface and black opening

Vessels drying before firing.

Group of white pod-like ceramic forms with soft textured surfaces

Stone, shell, clay, and silence.

Follow @marshard.paros

Visit & Contact

Visit the shop in Lefkes

Marshard Ceramics is Todd Marshard’s ceramics studio and shop in Lefkes, a historic mountain village on Paros whose rock, vegetation, light, and quiet textures are part of the work itself. The shop and studio are open seasonally, with visits available by appointment. For handmade ceramics in Paros, available works, commissions, studio visits, or press inquiries, please get in touch.

Studio: Marshard Ceramics
Location: Agia Trianta, Lefkes 844 00, Greece
Visits: By appointment recommended
Phone: +302284044150
Email: hello@marshardceramics.com
Instagram: @marshard.paros

Get directions

Todd Marshard seated in his Lefkes studio among shelves of ceramic forms — Todd Marshard in the Lefkes studio and shop.

Visiting

Ceramics in Paros: visiting Marshard Ceramics

Where can I find handmade ceramics in Paros?

Marshard Ceramics is located in Lefkes, Paros, where Todd Marshard creates hand-built ceramic vessels and sculptural forms.

Can I visit the studio and shop?

Visits are recommended by appointment, especially outside the main season. Please contact the studio before coming by.

Does Marshard Ceramics accept commissions or inquiries?

For available works, commissions, press, or studio visits, contact Marshard Ceramics by email, phone, or Instagram.