Earth bowls (selection)

Description

These beautiful handmade ceramic bowls sit so well – it would be hard to decide whether to use them to collect treasures or to leave empty to see the gorgeous glazes that adorn the inside. Each bowl has a line from Chris’s poetry, so each one is unique. Pinch pots are satisfying to make and to receive into your home or to send to someone special. The pottery is light and fine but still fit the ‘elemental’ range with their bright raku glazes.

Each pot is unique and handmade so size varies between 11-13cm diameter and 4-5cm deep.

the best of you finds the best of me in this time when we embrace                                                   (speckled forest greens/browns inside, 12cm diameter, 3cm deep)

over the dimming mountains, the stillness is whispering, a time for this day to silence the soul               (mustard yellows inside with speckles of dark green, 13cm diameter, 4cm deep)

we will play and we will wave willow and kick leather and we will laugh together                                         (turquoise and dark copper, 11cm diameter,   4cm deep)

Creating our ‘earth bowls’:

The earth bowls are made in the age-old method of working with clay – called pinch pots or thumb pots. Starting with a ball of clay, the thumb is then pressed in to get us started and then the shape is opened up using a forma. The clay is thinned out and shaped in the palm of our hand, finally using a ball to firm the shape over and fine the edges. Starting in the palm of the hand, it’s easy to imagine them in the palm of the hand of the person receiving the pot at a later date.

Once the clay is drier, then the words of poetry are added using letter stamps. The pot is then placed to dry, before being fired. Glaze is then added inside and one the top of the outside and then the pottery is fired again in the outdoor raku kiln, with all its drama and wonder.

We think these pottery bowls make a beautiful gift to yourself to hold and treasure or to send tenderness to a friend in need.