Poetry jugs

Description

Hand built pottery jugs – for flowers, for milk, for paintbrushes..?

These stoneware jugs are 12cm high and have a 6cm diameter base.

These cute jugs have been a festival favourite for some time, each one being unique, with original poetry and one-off decoration.

Each one is made using the slab-building technique. Once the pieces are cut out and dried a little, a line of poetry is chosen from one of Chris’s books. The jugs are then built and the shape and words allow the imagination to wander and for Michaela to create a simple sketch that brings the words to life.

The jugs have been a challenge for Michaela who is the potter behind their construction and she is experimenting with clays, so you may find that these jugs vary in base colour while we try out new mixes. It also means that you can know much love has been poured into the making of each jug.