Green Leap Waterhouse Pottery
Waterhouse Pottery is the ceramic studio of Alexandra Watrous, an artist and educator based in Springdale, PA. With a background in ceramic sculpture and decades of experience teaching and making, Alex brings a grounded, personal approach to her work—crafting functional wares that elevate everyday rituals and inspire connection to home and nature.
New Products Developed with Monmade
Waterhouse Pottery introduces a ceramic pendant light that reflects Alex’s signature style: hand-built, warm, and quietly expressive. Designed for modern interiors, each light balances form and function while honoring the handmade process.
Featured Product Specifications
Waterhouse Pottery’s Seed Pendant is a warm, sculptural lighting fixture designed to bring a sense of grounded beauty to residential and commercial interiors. With its softly curved, asymmetrical form, it evokes natural contours and offers a calming, organic presence.
Each ceramic shade is handcrafted in small batches by artist Alexandra Watrous, using reclaimed speckled clay. Finished with a subtle satin matte glaze—available in Speckled White, Sage Green, or Nutmeg Brown—the surface highlights the clay’s natural texture and tonal depth, with exposed raw clay detail at the top.
Thoughtfully designed as a standalone accent or as part of a clustered installation, the Seed Pendant is ideal for cozy spaces—suspended above a nightstand, nestled into a reading nook, or grouped above dining tables and hospitality settings. Its angled opening casts a directional yet ambient glow, inviting stillness and presence. Hardware options include Satin Black, Polished Copper, Brushed Nickel, or Satin White, each paired with a coordinated fabric power cord to complement the overall design.
sustainablyMonmade Insights
Through our assessment of her studio and processes, Waterhouse Pottery achieves four of Monmade’s six dimensions of sustainability: environment, climate, human health, and social equity.
Learn more about Monmade’s holistic approach to sustainability.
Monmade’s holistic approach to sustainability is described by our Dimensions of Sustainability. Rooted in our team’s knowledge of responsible manufacturing processes for small businesses, our six defined dimensions inform our assessments of artisan producers and their products. Our producers and their products achieve a dimension when they meet one or more of that dimension’s defined criteria.
Using sustainable materials including recycled, reclaimed, or bio-based materials, prioritizing sustainable vendors and local sourcing, minimizing environmental impact of facility and/or manufacturing waste, publicizing sustainability practices, planning for responsible growth
Manufacturing at and/or within 100 miles of primary business location, using renewable energy sources, reducing energy consumption, reducing water consumption, measuring carbon footprint, seeking reduction of use of non-renewable resources
Products contributing to safe indoor and/or outdoor air quality, using low-to-zero VOC adhesives/sealants/finishes/paints, products comply with specific industry standards including UL and ADA, providing adequate safety and personal protection equipment for employees, safely using/storing/disposing of materials and/or finishes, using and/or encouraging green cleaning methods for products, recommending responsible installation and/or maintenance of products
Business is women and/or minority owned, workforce is more than 50% women and/or minorities, located in an LMI area, hiring local workforce, contributing portion of profits to charitable organizations, practicing public stewardship, offering employee benefits, providing wage transparency
Designing products for zero-impact, reuse, and the elimination of waste throughout the entire life-cycle of the product. A circular system often includes (but not limited to) using sustainable materials (e.g. bio-based, reclaimed), safe and efficient manufacturing, durability, using sustainable packaging materials, and a plan for end-of-life
Indicates when producers/products/ product components are independently certified/verified for their environmental attribute claims by a third-party organization; certifications/ verifications can be for single attribute claims such as FSC or multiple attribute claims such as EPD, HPD, and life-cycle analysis