Are you ready for a shop opening??

Hello friends~

After a two year hiatus the online shop is back! I’m really excited to share what I’ve been working on these past months in my studio space on our new island. I’m not sure I’ve ever loved what’s coming out of the kiln as much as I do these days. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I’ve actually kept a few pieces for our new home as I’m really looking forward to entertaining again and these pieces lend to tables filled with food, surrounded by loved ones.

I will be opening the shop this coming 

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 at 8 am PST. 

The shop will remain open until Monday afternoon and then will close again. As I’m new to hosting both an online shop and a brick and mortar storefront I have decided to close the island shop while the online one is open. Thus my online shop will remain open for two days and then close again while I package and ship your pieces. 

This collection has truly been a labour of love. I’ve been working on these clay & glaze combinations for months and have finally found exactly what I was looking for. 

I have a creamy colour called Linen that is a warm grayish/white. Then there is the warmer colour- called Bone- that I am obsessed with right now. Both colours are mostly found on a darker clay body as the combination brings me feelings of rustic simplicity, days gone by, or your grandma mixing cookie dough or letting bread rise. I think my Gram would have really liked them.

I’m also crazy about stacking these bowls together, mismatched and imperfect. I’m sure when our home is finished you will see a number of these combinations on our kitchen shelving. The combination above is the Linen Bowl with Foot inside Bone Bowl with Rim.  The set below is White Bowl inside Bone Bowl Two.  You will find them in the shop when it goes live. Have I mentioned how much I love the Bone glaze??

There are also a few vases left in the shop. I wish I could send the flowers along with the purchase of a vase as I did at the Grand Opening of my storefront. The colourful bouquets worked so well in my neutral stoneware vases.

And if you are looking for small pots and trays for your houseplants or for herbs kept near your kitchen, these unglazed sets are perfect. They come in a few sizes and I’ve got a couple planted above the sink at our camper.  There are also a couple glazed sets that will be available.

I’ve also been using the Linen glaze on a new white clay and am really happy with the results. It’s a bit brighter than my other more matte glaze and while I like both, I think I’m leaning more towards a bit of shine.

These last wee vessels might be some of my favourites. That’s because when I look at them I see them filled with marcona almonds or olives or any number of dips. Maybe sprinkles for cookie decorating parties during the holidays. Or salad toppings at a dinner with friends or family. And with those filled bowls I imagine inviting people into our yet-to-be-completed new home, which brings me so much joy and excitement.

A Note on Shipping

As many of you know, shipping from Canada is expensive. If you are from the states it can come as a shock (but please remember all prices are in CDN dollars so check the exchange). There’s no way around it- shipping larger boxes to accommodate the packaging needed to get your pieces to you intact drives the cost of postage up. And I won’t compromise on the safety of your pieces. 

I’m trying to find a way to make selling online more efficient and one thing that takes a LOT of time is calculating the cost of shipping for various parts of the US and Canada, while factoring in the weight and measurements of the parcels. Thus I’m going to try something new. I’ve set up shipping for this next update so that there is a flat fee of $22 per parcel. It will then add $5 per item to the cost of shipping. This should solve the issue of people purchasing multiple pieces and then the need to issue refunds due to significant overages. It will also save you a bit as shipping in the past began at about $34 a parcel. Hopefully it also allows you to figure out what shipping will be in advance rather than seeing it at check out. 

I know many of you already know this, but I love making pottery, so much. And what I love most about it is making things that I want for our own home- things I can imagine using in my kitchen. Those are the things I make to share with you. {although I have been tucking a few pieces away for us, like a couple of those wee bowls} They are the things that I love hearing about how you use them, seeing photos of them in your homes, and getting messages about the joy they bring you. So thank you for being a part of this creative journey with me. I’m grateful you’re here.