Soon Sauvion, was producing functional porcelain and selling it at craft galleries and museum shops across the United States from 1969 to 1980.

After Sauvion divorced and moved to New York City she continued as a studio potter, selling her Japanese-influenced work at craft fairs.

In 1980 she opened Freehand Gallery in West Hollywood, California specializing in handmade American crafts featuring artists from across the United States.

[6][7]Sauvion founded Craft in America, Inc., a Los Angeles–based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, in 2003 to promote and advance original handcrafted work through educational programs in all media.

The center also mounts rotating exhibitions, hosts artist talks, hands-on-workshops, and various other public programs.