Feel-Good Ceramics
Add some joy to your everyday with bold designs and vintage vibes, handcrafted in Bristol.
Hi, I’m Emma.
I create colourful, hand-decorated ceramics on the potter’s wheel.
My Favourite Pieces
Start your day with a big cup of ambition! This mug was thrown on the potters wheel from flecked stoneware clay. It is decorated with coloured underglaze brushstrokes and a screen-printed design. Finished with transparent glaze.
Every item is entirely handmade by Emma and there will be some variations in size, shape and finish. Photos are illustrative of the handmade item you will receive. Items sold individually.
9.5cm tall, 9.5-10cm wide at base, 400ml-ish capacity (measurements are approximate). Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.
Right handed means if you hold the mug in your right hand the design faces away from your body - left handed means if you hold in your left hand the design faces away.
Perfect for a delicious ramen or a share size for snacks, this bowl is thrown on the potters wheel from speckled stoneware clay. Before the clay is fully dry, I hand-paint the coloured parts of the cherry blossom design. I then coat the design in a layer of wax resist, before carving the outline through to the clay below. Once the piece is bone dry I paint black underglaze into the outline and wipe the excess off of the wax resist. Finished with transparent glaze.
Every item is entirely handmade by Emma and there will be some variations in size, shape and finish. Photos are illustrative of the handmade item you will receive. Items sold individually.
9.5cm tall, 18cm wide at rim, 1200ml capacity (measurements are approximate). Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.
To celebrate Mother’s Day (30th March in the UK) I’ve emblazoned some wheel-thrown posy vases with their very own traditional tattoo. The heart and banner tribute to ‘Mum’ is one of the most iconic and enduring tattoo designs in western culture. Popularised by sailors and soldiers in the early 20th century, these tattoos were a way to hold loved ones close when away from home.
This cute posy vase is thrown on the potters wheel from speckled stoneware clay. Before the clay is fully dry, I hand-paint the coloured parts of the tattoo design. I then coat the design in a layer of wax resist, before carving the outline and words through to the clay below. Once the vase is bone dry I paint black underglaze into the outline and wipe the excess off of the wax resist. Finished with transparent glaze. You can see a video of the decorating process here.
13.5 - 14cm tall (measurements are approximate). Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.
This mug is thrown on the potters wheel from speckled stoneware clay. Before the clay is fully dry, I hand-paint the coloured parts of the cherry blossom design. I then coat the design in a layer of wax resist, before carving the outline through to the clay below. Once the mug is bone dry I paint black underglaze into the outline and wipe the excess off of the wax resist. Finished with transparent glaze. You can see a video of the decorating process here.
Every item is entirely handmade by Emma and there will be some variations in size, shape and finish. Photos are illustrative of the handmade item you will receive. Items sold individually.
9.5-10cm tall, 9.5-10cm wide at base, 400ml+ capacity (measurements are approximate). Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.
Right handed means if you hold the mug in your right hand the design faces away from your body - left handed means if you hold in your left hand the design faces away.
Working alone in my studio, I listen to a LOT of podcasts. One of my favourites is the Blindboy Podcast and I listen every week. Blindboy is an artist and author with a unique take on life, history and creativity. In an episode last November (from about 9 mins in, if you fancy a listen), he discussed the nature of creativity and how fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, guilt and shame affect artists. To quote part of that: “Fear of failure and fear of cringe is often the reason why talented people don’t make art… Choose creativity and choose cringe and choose failure” and “If you do anything that involves self-expression and - most importantly - vulnerability, then you are going to be cringe.”
You probably won’t be surprised to hear I struggle with imposter syndrome and the vulnerability of creating for a living! This design came to me as a way to remind myself and others to Choose Cringe. I hope that’s not too cringe 😆
The mugs are thrown on the potters wheel from speckled stoneware clay, then trimmed, handled and fired for the first time. I then apply the text stencil and hand paint in underglaze colours. I coat this with wax resist before removing the stencil and dunking the mug into white glaze. I clean up the text before glaze firing the mugs, which brings out the speckle in the clay through the glaze. The difference in surface texture between the words and the white glaze makes them super-tactile to hold.
Every item is entirely handmade by Emma and there will be some variations in size, shape and finish. Photos are illustrative of the handmade item you will receive. Items sold individually.
Both mug shapes are approx 9.5cm tall and 350ml-ish capacity (measurements are approximate). Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.
I have some slight seconds available at a reduced price these items have small glaze flaws.
Give your plants a boost of positive thinking with their own handmade planter.
Each planter is thrown on the potters wheel from flecked stoneware clay, then dried and trimmed. They are then decorated with underglaze colours, and finally finished with transparent glaze. They are designed to hold a standard 12cm / 1 litre plastic plant pot inside if you choose.
Every item is entirely handmade by Emma and there will be some variations in size, shape and finish. Photos are illustrative of the handmade item you will receive. Items sold individually. Plant not included.
This batch of planters has a heavier speckle in the clay. Please refer to front on pictures without plant in.
12 cm tall, 13.5 cm diameter at top. Measurements are approximate. No drainage hole. Gentle hand-washing recommended, can be used in dishwasher and microwave. Click here for more information on care of your item.