Gallery: Spring 2008
sp: Salad plates
Inspired by my time in Japan, where food is arranged with a lot of space left on the plate. In Japan these would be used for a little mound of something wonderful, in the center of the bowl.
Very Asian in feeling, 6 bowl/plates about 8" across. My favorites from this firing.
cj: Striped covered jar
An upright citizen for cookies or rice.
pd: pie dish
A beautiful way to serve dessert, bake right in it!
wj: water jug
Keep a jug of water on the table. This one is full of breath.
Tom Christopher, gardener, cook, writer, friend, planted this quince bush years ago. It brings pleasure year after year.
bp2: bread plates 2
Try making your own biscuits, which are quick, easy, and very good.
Small plates for bread and butter.
pp: Large pale platter
For serving or fruit.
ht: Hakeme teapot
A beautiful, quiet pot for tea.
db: dipping bowls
For soy or salsa.
sg: shot glass
Nice for whiskey or wine or juice.
rb: rice bowl, haverstraw clay
Made with local clay, very alive.
dp: dinner plates, striped edges
Good plates can transform dining, you won't ever go back….
c: casserole with pale interior
Size: quart and a half
Price: $80.00
Wonderful for slow cooking.
r: ramekins
For everything from lemon wedges to desserts to tea bags to nuts.
t1: teapot for one
Tea is much nicer steeped in a pot, and poured hot, as you drink it.
s: salad plate
Nice size, nice shape, nice glaze…good eating!
ssj: sake or shots or juice
Lovely little cups for sake, shots or juice.
Tom Christopher, gardener, cook, writer, friend, planted this quince bush years ago. It brings pleasure year after year.
mm: Michael mug
Size: For a huge cup of tea!
white slip, haverstraw-ash glaze
Price: $24.00
Generous mugs for thirsty folks. I also have beer steins on hand, straighter in shape, but the same glaze color. Comfortable to hold, they elevate beer drinking to a whole new level. $36. each.
bp: bread plate
Size: 5"
Iron slip with ash glaze, spiral design
Price: $24.00
For rolls or cookies or bread. I can make these in dinner and salad sizes as well.
2m: two mugs
Tall, waisted mugs.
jp: jam pots
I make these in all three glaze colors.
Price: $38.00
Small covered pots for jam or sugar.
cc: coffee cups
Size: 3.5" high
Ash glaze
Price: $22.00
Shorter mugs for after dinner coffee. I make mugs in several sizes and finishes, including painted and black.
llb: bowl with "lost line"
These bowls were inspired by the trail of an ant lost in a bucket of ashes, searching for a way out.
bb: Spring berry bowl
Size: 9-10" diameter
ash glaze over white slip
Price: $40.00
Rinse and serve strawberries or grapes. I have a few of these bowls left, they are made with a mix of local clay and vary in size a bit.
lb: Lost line bowl
These are fun to decorate, I use my knuckles, and close my eyes.
Completely lead-free, microwave, oven and dishwasher safe.
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"The beauty of a pot ought to be a natural consequence of its usefulness, just as a man’s happiness ought to be a natural consequence of his work."
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