A large, tactile mug, with either an upright or wide, curved shape, suitable for tea or a larger mug of coffee.
Glazes for this larger form of mine tend to be soft and muted: a matt chalk-white with tan edges and finger marks; a creamy shino with tan flashes; glossy dark brown-black tenmoku; a soft speckled grey celadon; or a soft plaster pink glaze.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The large straight mug is approximately 10cm in height and the curved mug is approximately 9cm in height.
Large mug £35
A smaller cup for coffee or tea with gentle curved sides and a neat handle. A teabowl without a handle for green tea or a small coffee is also available.
Glazes for these rounded cups tend to be brighter than the larger mug: bright sunshine yellow or a glossy dark black-brown tenmoku. They can also be glazed in a speckled soft grey celadon and have a bird’s egg quality to them, or in a matt chalk-white. The teabowls can be available in a variety of bright, soft and dark greens and yellows.
A small faceted beaker suitable for a small coffee, a sip of two of wine or whiskey, is lovely glazed in creamy shino with flashes of orangey-tan where the facets begin and end.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The rounded cup and tea bowl are approximately 8cm in height and the faceted beaker approximately 7cm.
Cup with handle £35
Teabowl £30
Faceted beaker £30
A small jug with a handle suitable for milk, a garden posy or sprig of flowers. I make the small jug in either a tapered slim shape or a flared form wider at the rim.
Popular in bright sunshine yellow, the small tapered jug can also be glazed in a matt chalk-white with tan finger marks, created when the glaze is applied. The flared shape is glazed in a glossy brown-black tenmoku, speckled soft grey celadon or creamy shino which flashes orange depending on its position in the kiln.
A small pourer without a handle is also available in tenmoku, shino or celadon glaze.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The small tapered jug is approximately 11cm in height and the flared jug is approximately 10cm in height. The pourer is approximately 8cm.
Small jug with handle £40
Pourer £30
A large jug suitable for water, flowers, or perhaps wine. The jug will also look lovely on the window sill waiting to be used.
The large jug is glazed in creamy white glaze or a glossy sunshine yellow. It can also be carved and when faceted it is beautiful in glossy dark brown-black tenmoku, which breaks to tan at the edges, the rim and where the jug is carved.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The large water jug is approximately 20cm in height and the faceted water jug is approximately 18cm in height.
Water jug £75
A medium-sized teapot with cane handle, suitable for two large mugs or four cups of tea. A small teapot can also be made for one mug or two cups.
The teapot is usually glazed with glossy dark brown-black tenmoku, speckled soft-grey celadon, creamy shino with flashes of orange, or a soft green, although occasionally smaller teapots are glazed with brighter colours.
Teapot £75
A nesting set of kitchen bowls with pouring spouts. Unglazed smooth clay on the outside, these bowls are finished with pretty colour combinations.
The largest bowl is glazed in shiny freckled white. The smaller bowls are available in combinations including greens, yellows and greys.
The bowls are available as a nesting set of three or four and make a wonderful present for a wedding or a special birthday. Because they stack neatly, they take up minimal space in the kitchen and can be nicely packaged or wrapped. A useful, upright shape, they can be used to mix cake batter, whip eggs for omelettes or place dressing ingredients in the base before adding green salad leaves. They are also beautiful enough to serve food at the table including hummus or sauces, vegetables or salads, or nibbles and crisps, and they look nice on the kitchen counter or shelf, ready for use.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The largest pouring bowl is approximately 22cm in diameter.
Set of four nesting pouring bowls £150
Nesting or sets of small and large straight-sided simple bowls and serving platters unglazed on the outside and gorgeously glazed inside with lustrous colours fired in the electric kiln, or muted glossy finishes reduction fired in the gas kiln, pooling beautifully inside. I carefully select the colour palette and balance of the inset pots to make a beautiful formal composition; each will be pleasing in its own way.
These serving dishes, or tondos as they are known in the studio, make beautiful gifts for others or for yourself to display delicious food on the table. Suitable for salads, vegetables or other dishes, with the smaller inset bowls suitable for hummus, olives and nuts, or simply as a sculptural piece on display.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The largest bowl is approximately 25-28cm wide.
Large serving dish set with one large and five small bowls £175
Large nesting serving dish set with large, medium, small and very small nesting bowls £225
A tiny set of nested simple bowls to serve nuts or olives, contain treasures such as jewellery or found objects, or simply to be displayed as they are as you choose. Unglazed on the outside in warm, sandy-textured stoneware clay or beautiful porcelain, these are glazed inside in lustrous glazes for example a classic light blue celadon, glowing speckled grey-blue celadon, a darkly glossy tenmoku or a creamy shino with flashes of orange around the edges. They have a simple, straight-sided aesthetic. They are sold as a nesting set of three or four tiny bowls.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The largest bowl is approximately 10cm in diameter.
Set of four nesting bowls £100
Set of three nesting bowls £75
The smaller tondos can also be made as a wall installation, please see final pictures POA
Decorative piece, or for one or two flowers. Each is a one-off.
Available in speckled matt white or sunshine yellow. Alternatively it can be made in terracotta clay with a glaze inside.
Small bottle £35
Small but elegant candle holder, available in dark glossy tenmoku, sunshine yellow or matt chalk-white glaze. Alternatively, the candle holder can be made in beautiful orange terracotta clay, unglazed.
The candleholder is suitable for standard beeswax dinner candles
£30
A small rounded bowl, suitable for soup, cereal or pudding. Unglazed on the outside, it is available in a sandy-textured clay with off-white glaze inside, or with a variety of glazes - see below. A very small bowl suitable for a few nuts or olives can also be made, pictured here in the yellow.
Available in a variety of reduction-fired glazes - tenmoku, shino or celadon - or electric fired in greens or yellows.
A straight-sided simple style bowl is also available.
A larger pasta bowl can also be made, with a matt chalk-white glaze.
All pieces are handmade and measurements vary so please contact me to check. The rounded small bowl is approximately 14cm in diameter with the very small bowl approximately 8cm; the straight-sided bowl is approximately 12cm across and the pasta bowl is approximately 24cm.
Small bowl £35
Pasta bowl £40
Very small bowl £30
A plate to serve cheese or share tapas, or eat dinner ... the largest size is 25-26cm across, unglazed on the bottom and a shiny off-white on its surface, often with a spiral pattern left over from the throwing process. This plate is also available in medium lunch size, 21-22cm, or very small plate, 13-14cm across, to serve a tapa, biscuit or cake.
Available in shiny freckled white, yellows or greens, or reduction glazes: tenmoku, celadon, shino.
Dinner plate £40
Lunch plate £35
Small plate £30
Thanks to Karen Louise George for the gallery photograph of the plate.
Simply glazed plates and bowls with an informal and elegant aesthetic. Please do get in touch to discuss how many settings you would like, and the combination of pieces and colours.