All is Calm, a Gift Guide
Christmas means many things to many people, but for me, in the darkest, busiest days when the light is low and the nights are long, and despite the absolute mayhem going on around me in the workshop and with three children at home - it is about finding calm. A space for peace and quiet, however fleeting that may be. I’ve put together a list of pieces, all designed and made by Matt and myself in Yorkshire studio, which I hope will give the recipient a sense of calm…
Essential Rituals
Lighting my essential oil diffuser is a daily ritual for me at the moment. I find that whatever is going on around me, adding this olfactory layer to my day is like a warm hug. We have three new essential oil blends too from Homework store. Each burner comes with a beeswax tealight and instructions for use.
By Candlelight
Turn down the electric lights, turn to candlelight. This is a great gift for just about anyone. Pair with our Cumbrian beeswax candles….
Comfort Setting
Our enclosed bowls are titles as such because of their gently tapered shape. They are designed to contain warm stews, soups, curries, ramen. There is something suggestively nourishing about their form and a stack of these is just pleasing to look at.
Unplugged
I generally find you can’t go wrong with functional and beautiful things by way of a gift. Candles are cosy, a small luxury and an invitation to ‘unplug’.
Pleasure in the Process
We designed this set last year in collaboration with Scott at Drip in Holmfirth. It consists of a dripper, small cup and little jug, and when not being used the little cup can be stored in the dripper with a neat lid (which also acts as a coaster). It’s a neat little design and we love how they look and function.
Teapot and a Book
Taking time to make tea in a pot isn’t always an everyday activity. There is nothing more indulgent than a morning with a pot of tea in bed, reading. Especially in the knowledge that said teapot was incredibly tricky and slow to make - it makes the tea taste even better….
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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