Tea Cup (1) by Charlie Collier

Tea Cup (1) by Charlie Collier

Hand Thrown in Devon

Approximate measurements: 6cm height x 14cm diameter. 300ml.

A beautiful wood fired stoneware Teacup with a wide shallow form. Created with iron rich Cornish clay, intentionally left unglazed on the outside, to highlight the natural beauty of the raw clay, the wood firing process creating a natural flow and gradient of vibrant and warming tones, toasted orange and browns with a detail of natural speckled ash. The interior glazed in a bright matt celadon that’s a striking contrast and offers a clarity to the tea soup. A real comfort to hold and a joy to use.

Each handmade and unique, therefore slight variations in shape, size and glaze will occur. Handwash recommended.

Charlie Collier creates functional hand thrown stoneware pieces that have an effortless simplicity and beauty to them made to enhance occasions and enrich our daily lives. Admiring the philosophy, that pots are ‘born, not made’ Charlie follows an organic approach to the creative process with the clay, paying particular detail to shape and form and instinctively knowing at which point a form is complete. He creates pieces that have a honest connection, energy and real character to them, something that you only feel with a handmade item.

Previously honing his skills and experience at Whichford Pottery and alongside its founder, Jim Keeling and a group of Japanese potters from Bizen, to build and fire with a Anagama woodfiring Kiln at Wytham Woods in Oxford. Charlie is now based at the Kigbeare Kiln Project near Okehampton, Devon.