Tricia Bennett lives in historic Manahawkin, with her accountant husband, Pete, and their mutt, Murph. Behind the house is her ceramics studio, a charming two-car garage retrofitted with a buttery yellow door, where she incubates her full-time art business, Peace Maker Pottery.
Her work is recognizable by the magic spell it casts, with swirly, layered glazes that leave a handsome swath of unglazed stoneware at the base. Her mugs are showing up at the hippest spots, including Yoga Hive, The Local, Ship Bottom Brewery and the new Café at Reynolds.
A recent rainy Sunday found the potter in her studio, at work on a set of petite daisy-shaped dishes – perfect for a…
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