Ocher Orange Botanical Platter 13" parakeet mug

Ocher Orange Botanical Platter 13" parakeet mugThese have evolved over years: from often adding botanical elements to other works, the garden is slowly taking over. These pieces are made from porcelain which allows for the glazes to be very bright and saturated against the white surface. They are each carved individually, with a dark inlay glaze to bring out the image, followed by painted accents and a final dip. The botanical series is inspired by bounty, fruitfulness (literally) and a love of

it would look lovely on a counter and maybe encourage more fruit eating

Exposed raw clay is fine sanded

Handle is large enough for a comfortable four finger hold

The combination of the irridescent palladium glaze against the sea foam matte and bubbled glaze elevates this humble object

Each piece is thrown by hand on a wheel from a speckled clay stoneware

10"h x 7" w

25” w x 2

The piece is loosely based on California living magpies

Oranges and other fruit create a pleasing surprise in the color contrasts

This piece was created from a wheel thrown body with hand painting

An innocent version of this would be cloud gazing and seeing different forms emerge

over a violet undertone