Coiled Stoneware Snake Pot (Green)

A hand-built coiled stoneware pot finished as a curled green snake, made from grey clay in our Scottish workshop.

The making: Built using the coiling technique — ropes of grey stoneware clay rolled by hand and spiralled up into a slim cylinder. The end of the final coil is shaped into a small snake head sitting at the rim, with the body of the pot reading as the rest of the coiled snake. Glazed inside and out, then kiln-fired.

How it looks: A soft moss-green exterior with darker midnight-blue patches running across it — a hand-painted approximation of snake skin rather than a literal pattern. The interior is a clean light teal, glossy where the light catches it. The coil ridges stay visible under the glaze, so the pot reads as wound rope close up.

Use it for:

• A toothbrush or razor holder in the bathroom (watertight)
• A make-up brush holder on a dressing table
• A small green pencil and pen holder on a desk
• A small bud vase for a single stem or trailing plant cutting
• Gifted to a snake keeper, a reptile-loving teenager, or someone with a quietly weird collection of objects

A considered gift for the friend with a snake tattoo, a herpetology obsession, or just a love of slightly unusual ceramics — birthdays, housewarmings, or simply because.

Care: Watertight — hand wash; avoid the dishwasher.

Size:

• Height: 10 cm
• Handmade — small variations are part of the character