This vessel is a part of my current series, Grounded in Place, a collection I’ve been developing since the start of the year. It’s inspired by my recent visit to Japan and the distinct regional pottery aesthetics shaped by local materials, where clay becomes inherently connected to place.

I explore this idea of my work belonging to a place by incorporating sand from New Zealand (where I grew up) and used coffee grounds from my local roaster in Vancouver (where I live now), creating lusciously tactile ceramics that tell an evolving, place-based story.

Materials:
This is a hand thrown porcelain plate, lightly textured and filled with white slip. It is glazed inside. The clay body consists of porcelain, black iron rich sand from Piha Beach NZ and used coffee grounds from Honest to Pete roasters at the Beaumont Studios. Features a beautiful double foot ring.

Dimensions:
12” diameter x 1.5” tall

Styling Tip:
Use decoratively as a centrepiece, or for serving. This platter is food-safe.

Ready to ship.