
MEET THE SHORELINGS
Meet the Shorelings — a wonderfully weird bunch of handmade clay creatures, each with a personality of their own. Sculpted by ceramic artist John O’Brien, glazed with personality, and fired into something completely their own. No two are ever exactly alike.
Marlo Pips The One Eyed Blink Queen of Adorable Judgment
Marlo Pips
**Size: 4.5” tall x 5.5” wide
Marlo has opinions about everything—how you’re holding your mug, the way you folded that blanket, the fact that you walked past her without saying hello. She won’t say anything outright; she just tilts her head, lifts her salmon‑swirl mop, and gives a slow blink that somehow communicates an entire paragraph of adorable judgment. It’s the same look a human gives when they’re trying very hard not to say “really?” out loud.
Once, she tried to mimic a human morning routine and ended up “making coffee” by dropping three beans into a cup of cold water and stirring it with a pencil. She insisted it was “artisanal.” Another time she attempted laundry and proudly folded a sock into a perfect origami swan, then acted offended when you didn’t immediately display it on a shelf.
Marlo Pips is a one-of-a-kind handmade stoneware creature sculpture, wheel-thrown and hand-sculpted into its own unique form. Each piece begins on the pottery wheel, then is individually shaped and detailed by hand before being kiln-fired for strength and character.
No molds are ever used, ensuring that every creature is completely original—no two are ever the same.
**The Shoreling Size Guide: Sizes are approximate, shaped by each creature’s natural wiggle, sway, and spark of magic.






