Hand-thrown stoneware pieces

This page is less a catalogue than a state of the work: some pieces have gone, others are waiting on the workshop shelves. Under each photograph, what I can tell you about it — the form, the gesture, and what the kiln decided.

Cylindrical vase in an earthy red-brown glaze, on a wooden tray in the evening light — Vase · earthy glazeA glaze developed for the coming of autumn, the colour of a fallen leaf, on a straight cylinder with a rounded shoulder.

Close-up of the red-brown vase's opening and shoulder, its matte glaze crossed with fine pale marks — Opening · earthy glazeUp close, the glaze is matte and crossed with fine pale scratches, like bark or dry earth.

Three bottles, very pale green, blue-green and red-brown, on a wooden stand by a window — Three bottles · very pale green, blue-green, earthyTwo glossy glazes and one matte: the same late-day light slides over the first two and settles on the third.

Bottle in a speckled blue-green glaze with a browned lip, by a window — Bottle · blue-green glazeGreen shows through the blue in fine specks, and the glaze turns brown on the lip.

Bottle with a flared neck in a matte, earthy red-brown glaze, by a window — Flared-neck bottle · earthy glazeA neck that opens like a corolla at the top of a long, straight body.

Bottle in a glossy, very pale green glaze, on a wooden tray in the sun — Bottle · very pale green glazeA glossy glaze, with fine vertical runs down the length of the body.

A row of small bud vases and lidded boxes displayed on a wooden riser — Latest firing · Puisaye and Normandy stoneware · oxidation, 1280 °CSome of what came out of the kiln in the September 2026 firing.

Pyrite-speckled stoneware table lamp under a clear glaze, lit on a sideboard — Table lamp · pyrite-speckled white stoneware · clear glazeThe light spills from the upper cup; switched off, what remains is a volume of stoneware on the sideboard.

Pyrite-speckled stoneware vase with thrown rings under a clear glaze — Vase · pyrite-speckled white stoneware · clear glazeThe colour comes from the clay and its iron flecks, not from the glaze.

Detail of the shoulder of a stoneware piece in raking light — Shoulder · Saint-Amand stonewareIn raking light the surface catches the day and reveals the pale flecks scattered across it.

Cylindrical stoneware pot with a rolled rim, resting on a wooden board — Cylindrical pot · Saint-Amand stonewareAn amber line underscores the rolled rim and carries on inside.

Close-up of a stoneware wall, speckled surface with fan-shaped tool marks — Wall · Saint-Amand stonewareDark speckles, broad fan-shaped marks left by the tool, a scorched edge along the top.

Three glaze test tiles labelled Lagon, Terre brûlée and Moss, lined up on a pale surface — Test tiles · white stoneware · Lagon, Terre brûlée, MossThe lower half is left bare: that is where you read the thickness, the run and the point where the glaze stops.

Stoneware planter with a textured grey glaze — Planter · stoneware · grey glazeThe glaze pulls back on the edges and leaves the bare clay showing.

Two stoneware planters with a textured grey glaze — Two planters · stoneware · textured grey glazeSame glaze, but the runs differ from one piece to the next out of the kiln.

Deep green stoneware brunch plate with avocado toast — Brunch plate · stoneware · speckled deep green glazeThe right size for toast, a poached egg and whatever goes around them.

Unfired pieces on the studio shelves — Studio · unfired piecesBowls, vases and pots waiting to be fired, all thrown from the same clay.

Stack of deep green stoneware tumblers, one showing the maker's stamp — Tumblers · stoneware · deep green glazeThe upturned foot shows the studio stamp, pressed into every piece.

Four stoneware tumblers wrapped in tissue paper — An order · four tumblersWrapped in tissue paper, ready to ship: every parcel is packed by hand.

Fluted stoneware tumbler in a deep green glaze, held in the hand — Fluted tumbler · stoneware · deep green glazeThe fine ribs hold the glaze and give the piece its grip.

Candle poured into a ridged white stoneware pot — Candle · ridged stoneware potOnce the wax is gone, the vessel lives on as a brush pot.

Studio stamp pressed into the foot of a tumbler — Studio stampPressed into the clay under every piece, before the first firing.

Stoneware pitcher with a handle and speckled beige glaze — Pitcher · stoneware · speckled beige glazeThe handle is thrown, and the glaze deepens where it pools.

Low deep green glazed stoneware serving bowl — Low serving bowl · stoneware · speckled deep green glazeIt breaks lighter at the rim, and goes from kitchen to table.

Freshly fired glazed pieces in the open kiln — Out of the kilnThe glaze has just vitrified; the pieces still stand on the shelves and props.

Raw stoneware tumbler with a black glazed interior — Small tumbler · stoneware · black glaze insideThe outside is left raw: bare clay set against a vitrified surface.

Wall shelf filled with deep green stoneware — Serving shelf · stoneware · deep green glazeBowls, plates, tumblers and dishes, from a single run of firings.

Pencil sketch of a thrown bowl — Preparatory sketchProfile, foot and curve are worked out on paper before the piece goes on the wheel.

Deep green glazed stoneware teapot — Teapot · stoneware · deep green glazeLid fitted to the body, spout and handle added by hand: four elements shaped separately for a single object.

Unfired tumblers and pots drying in the studio — Throwing in series · unfired piecesTumblers and pots dry before the bisque firing, in the greys and blacks of damp clay.

Three speckled deep green glazed stoneware bud vases — Three bud vases · stoneware · speckled deep green glazeThrown as a series yet never identical; here with a dried umbel.

Small stoneware soy sauce dish with a speckled beige and deep green glaze — Small dish · stoneware · speckled beige and green glazeSized for the soy sauce that goes alongside a plate of maki.

Some pieces are available in small batches.
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