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tupperware

colanders

small cups

vases

honey jars


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Tenmoku cereal bowls

Yellow cereal bowls

Shino cereal bowls

Word cereal bowls

Serving bowls

There are approximately 8 of each bowl color from this firing, except for the word bowls, which there is only one left. The bowls are perfect for cereal, soup, popcorn snacks...a simple serving of whatever you're craving. The undulating rims make them interesting to look at, and the size feels great in your hands.

Serving bowls vary from the perfect size for salad for two, to a pretty decent potluck bowl. Some are raw clay, some are glazed in, some glazed in and out.

Cereal bowls $35-45

Serving bowls $55-110

 


cups


Word coffee mugs

Slim word mugs

White mugs

Dainty shino mugs

Rough tea bowls

Mugs...the daily necessity. I can't make it through breakfast without at least one. Glazed, bare clay, words, no words...

Tea bowls fit nice in your hands, plus the groggy feldspar constellations give your hands something to notice. Not spikey, just present. The shino glaze lining is a little rough in these, but quite usable. And the word texture on the outside will give your mind a puzzle.

Mugs and cups $25-45 each


ewers



Ewers...basically a bottle with a spout. Ewers are great for oil, vinegar, soy sauce, maple syrup...basically anything that you'd like to pour. The said liquid can be stored in the ewer, too.

Ewers $45-65

 

plates


Yellow and green plates

Tenmoku and gold plates

Shino and green plates

Yellow and white plates

Pedestals or serving platters

The regular plates above have wider rims with slight wadding marks, and a slightly dipped surface that is glazed for easy cleaning and beautiful presentation. I love this size for all meals, as it encourages me to take a smaller serving first, then go back for seconds. Sandwiches, pasta, grilled veggies and mozzarella...they all fit just nicely.

Glazes include the combos seen...with approximately four of each combo left, except for the shino and oribe, which I have eight of those.

The pedestals or serving platters are handbuilt tops with stone imprints, and wheel thrown bases. With a little lift, they are wonderful for presenting morning biscotti and afternoon tea snacks. Inspired by west coast households, I like to use them to display the week's hiking finds, from dead cicadas to seed pods, cool leaves, and even a little flower set in a shallow puddle of water. There are three available, each raw clay with shell marks on the top.,

Regular plates $45-65

Pedestals $40


pitchers

Word pitchers

Yellow and green pitchers

One of my favorite forms to make, pitchers vary in size and surface. The unglazed pitchers with words on the surface are glazed inside. There is also a large pitcher and a smaller pitcher glazed in tenmoku, if that combo makes you happy.

Pitchers $55-145

 


bottles

Bottles can be used for anything that your imagination can come up with. I'm keen on using them for water bottles lately, as I keep hearing about how plastic bottles leach the nasties into our liquids of choice. I also store olive oil and canola oil in bottles, decant wine and port on special evenings, and don't forget how lovely one of these would look on your windowsill or mantle.

There are also a few larger bottles without handles, some glazed similarly to above, some side-fired with glazes and shell marks...

Bottles $45-120


colanders



As all first firings go, these colanders did not turn out quite as lovely as I had hoped, but are still quite functional. The image above shows the best of 'em, and about 10 more are quite underfired (read: beige). The patterns are fun to look at, the size is good for pasta, fruit, and other medium-sized jobs.

Colanders $45-55

 


tupperware



Yes, tupperware! Jody Johnstone made a series of lovely lidded bowls that have ended up becoming tupperware in my house, so hats off to Jody for the inspiration. Perfect for storing leftovers in the fridge, making a small batch of pickles, and serving on the table.

Tupperware $45 set



small cups



A little treat for anyone who likes little beverages. Good size for small kiddos, or a sip of bourbon on that cool evening.

Small cups $25

 


vases



Simple, elegant, and ready to host your flowers of choice....

Vases $35



honey jars


 

(Photo by Carly McKellop, age 8)

This is my first year as a beekeeper, and the honey pots are such a pleasure to make. With a small notch in the lid for the honey dipper or spoon.

Honey pots $45