Project description
I throw large serving platters and trays to order on the wheel, working in stoneware clay bodies chosen for strength and an even, generous spread — the kind of piece that can carry a whole roast, a cheese board, or a stack of flatbread without flexing or feeling flimsy in the hands. Most commissions run in the 14 to 18 inch range across the widest point, though I am happy to discuss larger centerpiece sizes for a wedding table or a family gathering. The form is thrown as a single piece rather than slab-built, then carefully altered while still soft to give a gentle oval, a freeform organic edge, or a classic round rim with a raised lip — whichever suits how the piece will actually be used and where it will sit in your kitchen or dining room.
Every platter is trimmed by hand once leather-hard to true the base and create a stable, comfortable foot ring, then bisque fired before glazing. Glaze is where these pieces really become personal: I can match an existing palette in your dining room, echo a family heirloom, or develop something new together, from a warm speckled stoneware glaze with an exposed rim to a deep celadon pool at the center that catches light in the well of the tray. All glazes used are tested food-safe and dishwasher-safe once fired, and the foot is left unglazed and sanded smooth so the piece sits flat and doesn't scratch your table.
This kind of commission suits holiday hosting, a milestone wedding or housewarming gift, or simply the desire to replace a mismatched stack of store-bought serveware with one piece that will be pulled out for every gathering for decades. Because each platter is thrown, trimmed, bisque fired, glazed, and fired again with careful cooling in between, the full process typically takes between one and three weeks depending on studio kiln schedules and the complexity of the glaze work, and I will keep you updated with photos at each stage — freshly thrown, trimmed and bone dry, and glazed before the final firing — so you can see your piece take shape from start to finish.
Every platter is trimmed by hand once leather-hard to true the base and create a stable, comfortable foot ring, then bisque fired before glazing. Glaze is where these pieces really become personal: I can match an existing palette in your dining room, echo a family heirloom, or develop something new together, from a warm speckled stoneware glaze with an exposed rim to a deep celadon pool at the center that catches light in the well of the tray. All glazes used are tested food-safe and dishwasher-safe once fired, and the foot is left unglazed and sanded smooth so the piece sits flat and doesn't scratch your table.
This kind of commission suits holiday hosting, a milestone wedding or housewarming gift, or simply the desire to replace a mismatched stack of store-bought serveware with one piece that will be pulled out for every gathering for decades. Because each platter is thrown, trimmed, bisque fired, glazed, and fired again with careful cooling in between, the full process typically takes between one and three weeks depending on studio kiln schedules and the complexity of the glaze work, and I will keep you updated with photos at each stage — freshly thrown, trimmed and bone dry, and glazed before the final firing — so you can see your piece take shape from start to finish.
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