Since learning the art of pottery as a teenager, Tessa Morgan of Flying Pig Pottery has perfected the sgraffito technique, which involves carving designs through a colored slip to the contrasting clay body beneath. Whether her dreamed-up motif is flying pigs, serenading mermaids, cats chasing mice or herons catching fish, her functional stoneware is immediately recognizable for its whimsy and, oftentimes, its nod to Cape Cod’s marine life. She carves her designs on tiles, bowls, vases, platters, mugs, cups and more; custom orders available. 410 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 508-548-7482