Something Special, a Gift Guide
Here is my round up of ‘big’ gifts, statement pieces and one offs..
A One of a Kind
This is one of the largest bowls we have made, fired in our gas kiln, the layer of tenmoku and chun makes a distinctive pattern on the interior. It is a statement piece which could be used decoratively or as a functional vessel for mixing dough and so on.
A Statement Piece
The Autumnus Vase is a bold, sculptural and modular vase which, whilst appearing ornamental, is not without function. We designed it to be used for floral arrangements in three ways - the bowl with plinth, without plinth, or by using the plinth as a smaller vase itself.
A Dinner Service
Our made to order service makes a great gift. You choose the configuration and make payment, and we will put together a voucher for you to give the lucky recipient, plus a bundle of glaze swatch tiles so they can choose their colours. There is an 8-week lead time.
An Atmospheric Piece
This bowl is glazed in our shino glaze and it has the most fascinating markings on the interior, where the glaze is thick and thin and where carbon has trapped beneath the glaze to create sooty, starry patterns.
A Smoky Shino Teapot
This particular teapot is one of two fired in our most recent gas firing, in a shino glaze with a chun liner. It is the most beautiful smoky grey colour caused by carbon trapping under the glaze, from the reduction process. A one off.
A Rich Tenmoku
We only made two of these and I love how rich the tenmoku glaze is, with a pale blue chun inner glaze providing a refreshing contrast. Just lovely!
- The voucher can only be used on the Pottery West website and not via our stockists.
- This is a hard copy gift card, at check out we ask you to specify who the gift card is to and from.
- Gift vouchers are valid for 24 months from the date of issue. Any remaining balance will be cancelled on expiry date of the validity period.
-Each gift card creates a unique code. The gift card recipient can enter this code at checkout to subtract the gift card value from their order total.
- The voucher cannot be exchanged for cash.
- We also have a digital gift card option available
Tall mug in an iron-rich flecked stoneware and available in the following glazes: charcoal, nori, ochre, olive, powder, sand and speckled white. To learn more about the different glaze colours, please see our colour guide.
325ml // 11 cm h x 7.5 cm ø
Autumnus Bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our olive glaze.
Our Autumnus Vase range was first created in 2022, each bowl being designed to fit a medium sized Kenzan, perfect for creating floral arrangements. Simple add the kenzan, arrange the stems and add water. The bowl also works well as a fruit bowl or stand alone decorative piece.
9.3 cm x 27.4cm
Autumnus Bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our nori glaze.
Our Autumnus Vase range was first created in 2022, each bowl being designed to fit a medium sized Kenzan, perfect for creating floral arrangements. Simple add the kenzan, arrange the stems and add water. The bowl also works well as a fruit bowl or stand alone decorative piece.
9 cm x 28.2cm
Cup (tea bowl) thrown in a pale stoneware and available in either our nori or ochre glaze. The cup is suited to a wide range of uses including herbal tea, flat whites / cappuccino and cold drinks too.
To learn more about the different glaze colours, please see our colour guide.
255ml // 8cm h x 8cm ø
Teacup and Saucer thrown in a flecked stoneware and glazed in wood ash crackle glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. The glaze has a beautiful and subtle green hue derived from the trace amounts of iron in the wood ash.
Teacup: 7.2cm x 10.5cm / Saucer: 2.5cm x 16cm // 240ml
Teapot thrown in a flecked stoneware and glazed in a shino glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze offers much variation and beauty depending on its placement in the kiln. In this instance the glaze is a golden caramel tone with lots of iron flecking, and breaking orange in certain areas.
This teapot is part of a wider collection of teapots we made for our 2026 reduction fired collection, each one made intuitively and completely unique.
13cm x 12.2cm / 675ml
Autumnus Bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. Rhythmic brushstrokes of iron oxide wash have been applied over the top of the glaze.
Our Autumnus Vase range was first created in 2022, each bowl being designed to fit a medium sized Kenzan, perfect for creating floral arrangements. Simple add the kenzan, arrange the stems and add water. The bowl also works well as a fruit bowl or stand alone decorative piece.
9.4 cm x 28cm
Autumnus Bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. Thick brushstrokes of our wood-ash chun glaze have been applied over the top of the glaze, creating a painterly and varied surface.
Our Autumnus Vase range was first created in 2022, each bowl being designed to fit a medium sized Kenzan, perfect for creating floral arrangements. Simple add the kenzan, arrange the stems and add water. The bowl also works well as a fruit bowl or stand alone decorative piece.
10 cm x 27.4cm
Autumnus Bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our new crackle ash glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is so beautiful and subtle with a green and blue (depending on the light, as pictured) hue derived entirely from the trace amounts of iron in the wood ash. Flecked and crackled.
Our Autumnus Vase range was first created in 2022, each bowl being designed to fit a medium sized Kenzan, perfect for creating floral arrangements. Simple add the kenzan, arrange the stems and add water. The bowl also works well as a fruit bowl or stand alone decorative piece.
9.3 cm x 29cm
Essential oil burner thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a cool blue tone with little spots of iron oxide painted underneath the glaze, showing through beautifully.
Each burner comes with one beeswax tea light candle and instructions for use.
9.5 cm x 9.5cm
Essential oil burner thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a cool blue tone with lines of iron oxide wash hand painted in the curve of the lid.
Each burner comes with one beeswax tea light candle and instructions for use.
9.5 cm x 9.5cm
Small bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our simple chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a really simple, with a very pale green hue and lots of iron flecking.
6.3 cm x 11.8cm
Small bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our new crackle ash glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a really simple, with a a green hue derived from the iron in the wood ash.
6.3 cm x 11.8cm
Small bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a lovely blue colour with iron oxide brushwork adding a painterly surface.
6.3 cm x 11.8cm
Small bowl thrown in an iron-rich stoneware and glazed in our pale blue chun glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln. This glaze is a lovely blue colour. There is a recessed line just below the lip of the bowl in which iron oxide has been brushed before being glazed, adding further surface depth and variation.
6.3 cm x 11.8cm
Teacup and Saucer thrown in a flecked stoneware and glazed in a white nuka type glaze, reduction fired in a gas kiln.
The glaze is made from wood ash and has a matte/satin feel, whiter in places with lots of iron flecking. Subtle and beautiful.
Teacup: 7.2cm x 10.5cm / Saucer: 2.5cm x 16cm // 240ml
Multi-functional flower frog and vase, wheel-thrown in a flecked stoneware. The vase is faceted and includes a lid which can be used to create floral arrangements by adding single stems. This is a very easy way of making arrangements out of the foliage and flowers you have available (even in the midst of Winter!). Alternatively the vessel can be used as a regular stem vase without the lid.
This piece is glazed in our shino glaze. Reduction fired in a gas kiln. Only one available.
12cm h x 8cm ø
Multi-functional flower frog and vase, wheel-thrown in a flecked stoneware. The vase is faceted and includes a lid which can be used to create floral arrangements by adding single stems. This is a very easy way of making arrangements out of the foliage and flowers you have available (even in the midst of Winter!). Alternatively the vessel can be used as a regular stem vase without the lid.
This piece is glazed in our shino glaze. Reduction fired in a gas kiln. Only one available.
12cm h x 8cm ø
Tall mug in an iron-rich flecked stoneware and available in the following glazes: charcoal, nori, ochre, olive, powder, sand and speckled white. To learn more about the different glaze colours, please see our colour guide.
325ml // 11 cm h x 7.5 cm ø