Thrown, carved while leather-hard, and fired twice. The glaze moves differently in every
firing, so this one can't be repeated. When it ships, it's gone.
Vessel Details
Form: Ribbed cylinder
Glaze: Warm sandy-amber throughout; purple-violet and blue drips running through vertical ribs
Pump: White
Capacity: Approximately 8 oz
Fill: Your choice of botanical hand lotion or botanical liquid hand soap
Price: $95.00 Filled | Refills available.
About This Vessel
Iris blooms in the borderland between seasons — the ground still cold, the sky not yet decided. The color it carries is particular: not quite purple, not quite blue, bleeding into the warm amber of last year's grasses. That exact tension lives in this vessel.
The form is a cylinder, wheel-thrown and hand-ribbed from top to base. The clay is sandy and warm, glazed in an earthy amber that reads differently in morning light than in evening. Then the violet-blue came — dripping slowly through the channels of the ribbing during the firing, pooling in the low places, fading where the heat was strongest.
The result is something that looks foraged rather than made. It belongs on a kitchen counter beside a jar of calendula oil, or on a bathroom shelf where morning light can find the blue.
Care
Hand wash only. Do not submerge or place in dishwasher. Stoneware is water-resistant and will deepen beautifully with age and use.
One of one. When sold, this vessel leaves the collection.
Every vessel is thrown on the wheel, carved while the clay is still leather-hard, then fired twice. The second firing is where the glaze decides what it wants to do.
Wood-ash and celadon glazes break and pool differently depending on where a piece sits in the kiln, how thickly the glaze was laid on, and how fast the kiln cooled. That's why no two come out the same, and why the one you're looking at is the only one of its kind.
Small variations in the foot, the rim and the carving are the record of a hand rather than a mould.
Care
Wash by hand with warm water and a soft cloth. Avoid the dishwasher, which will dull the glaze over time.
The pump is a standard 28-400 fitting, so it can be replaced from any supplier if it ever wears out. Rinse it through with warm water if you switch between a soap and a lotion.
Stoneware is durable but not indestructible. Keep it off the edge of the counter.
Hand-packed shipping
Each vessel is wrapped by hand, double-boxed with a cushioned void between the two, and insured for its full value.
If a piece arrives damaged, send a photograph of the box and the piece and we'll make it right. We'd rather hear about it than have you live with a chip.
