A small handmade ceramic bud vase in a bottle shape, finished in a metallic copper glaze that breaks over the coiled texture — made from light brown clay in our Scottish workshop.
The making: Hand-built using the coiling technique — thin ropes of light brown clay carefully stacked into a small bottle shape with a narrowed neck. Once the form is dry, a copper metallic glaze is brushed across the surface and the piece is fired at high temperature so the glaze fuses to a rich shine. Where the glaze pools between the coil ridges it deepens; where it sits thinly across the high points the light catches it as bright copper. Glazed inside and out so it holds water for fresh stems.
How it looks: A small bottle silhouette — round shouldered with a slender neck — in a warm copper finish that shifts between deep bronze in the pooled areas and bright burnished metal across the coil ridges. The horizontal coil lines stay clearly visible under the glaze; in the right light the piece reads almost like a small brass artefact rather than ceramic.
Use it for:
- A single fresh stem — a tulip, a thistle, a foraged grass
- A small bouquet of dried wheat, lavender or seedheads
- As a sculptural object on its own without flowers
- On a bedside table, mantel or hallway console
- Gifted to someone whose decor leans warm-metal rather than chrome
A considered gift for a friend with a copper-and-warm-wood kitchen, or someone who keeps single-stem vases all over the house — birthdays, housewarmings, or simply because.
Care: Hand wash gently; empty before refilling. Watertight — safe for fresh flowers.
Size:
- Small bottle bud vase — dimensions available on request
- Handmade — small variations are part of the character
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