A small handmade ceramic bud vase with a multi-glaze ombre running from dark brown at the base to soft greyish-blue at the rim — coiled from light brown clay in our Scottish workshop.
The making: Built using the coiling technique — thin ropes of light brown clay rolled by hand and stacked into a slim vessel, with the coil ridges left visible. After the first firing, several glazes are brushed on in horizontal bands so they overlap and melt into each other when fired again at 1240°C: dark brown at the foot, dark green moving up into teal, then light green, finishing in a soft greyish-blue at the rim. Glazed inside and out, watertight.
How it looks: A small standing vase with a clear vertical ombre — deep earthy brown rising through bottle green and teal, lightening into a pale slate-blue at the top. The horizontal coil ridges catch the glaze differently at each level, so the colour transitions are not smooth lines but textured bands that ripple. Reads like a landscape seen from the side — soil, sea, sky.
Use it for:
- A single fresh stem — a tulip, a thistle, a foraged grass
- A small bouquet of dried wheat, lavender or eucalyptus
- As a sculptural object on its own without flowers
- On a bedside table, mantel or hallway console
- Gifted to someone whose home leans toward earthy colour palettes
A considered gift for the friend whose decor sits in greens, blues and browns — birthdays, housewarmings, or simply because.
Care: Hand wash gently; empty before refilling. Watertight — safe for fresh flowers.
Size:
- Height: 13 cm
- Holds water for fresh stems
- Handmade — small variations are part of the character
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