Custom Hand-Thrown Wall Plate
Employer
Dmytro
Project parameters
Type of cooperationOne-time project
SectionAdvertising and marketing
Prepaymentwithout prepayment
Payment methodsCash, Bank transfer
Acceptance of requestsfrom today, 10:57 until Sep 23, 2026
Project description
I throw decorative wall plates to order, one at a time, on a kick wheel using a stoneware clay body chosen for how evenly it dries flat — a real concern with wide, shallow forms, which love to warp or crack across the diameter if the clay is wrong or the drying is rushed.
Standard sizes run 25, 30 and 35 cm across, though I can throw larger on request; we agree the exact diameter before I start so the piece fits the wall space you have in mind. The plate is thrown with a slightly raised rim and a flat back foot, then left to stiffen slowly under plastic for several days before trimming — this slow, even drying is what keeps a wide plate from cracking later, in the kiln or on your wall.
Decoration is where the plate becomes yours. I mainly work in majolica — a soft white tin or opaque glaze base painted with oxide and stain colours before the single glaze firing, which gives crisp, bright, almost illustrative colour — or sgraffito, where a dark slip is applied and then carved back through to reveal the paler clay underneath, giving a more linear, engraved look. Either technique can carry a motif you bring me: a botanical pattern, an animal, a family crest style monogram, a landscape, geometric banding, or something drawn from a photo you send. We settle the design and palette together before I touch brush to clay, and I will send a sketch or test tile for approval first if the motif is at all complex.
For wall mounting, every plate leaves my studio ready to hang: I either drill two small holes through the raised foot ring before the first firing so a hanging wire can be threaded through invisibly from the back, or fit a plate hanger of the correct size at the end, whichever suits the design and thickness better. Either way, nothing shows from the front — you get a clean disc of glazed colour on the wall, no visible hook or bracket. The piece is bisque fired, glazed, and fired again to stoneware temperature, so it is fully vitrified, food safe if you ever wanted to use it, though it is designed and priced as wall art rather than tableware.
From confirmed design to finished, hung ready plate typically takes one to two and a half weeks, depending on size and how detailed the painted or carved motif is; slow drying alone can take several days on a wide piece, and I will not rush that step. I will send photos at the leather hard and bisque stages so you can see the motif taking shape before the glaze firing locks it in.
Standard sizes run 25, 30 and 35 cm across, though I can throw larger on request; we agree the exact diameter before I start so the piece fits the wall space you have in mind. The plate is thrown with a slightly raised rim and a flat back foot, then left to stiffen slowly under plastic for several days before trimming — this slow, even drying is what keeps a wide plate from cracking later, in the kiln or on your wall.
Decoration is where the plate becomes yours. I mainly work in majolica — a soft white tin or opaque glaze base painted with oxide and stain colours before the single glaze firing, which gives crisp, bright, almost illustrative colour — or sgraffito, where a dark slip is applied and then carved back through to reveal the paler clay underneath, giving a more linear, engraved look. Either technique can carry a motif you bring me: a botanical pattern, an animal, a family crest style monogram, a landscape, geometric banding, or something drawn from a photo you send. We settle the design and palette together before I touch brush to clay, and I will send a sketch or test tile for approval first if the motif is at all complex.
For wall mounting, every plate leaves my studio ready to hang: I either drill two small holes through the raised foot ring before the first firing so a hanging wire can be threaded through invisibly from the back, or fit a plate hanger of the correct size at the end, whichever suits the design and thickness better. Either way, nothing shows from the front — you get a clean disc of glazed colour on the wall, no visible hook or bracket. The piece is bisque fired, glazed, and fired again to stoneware temperature, so it is fully vitrified, food safe if you ever wanted to use it, though it is designed and priced as wall art rather than tableware.
From confirmed design to finished, hung ready plate typically takes one to two and a half weeks, depending on size and how detailed the painted or carved motif is; slow drying alone can take several days on a wide piece, and I will not rush that step. I will send photos at the leather hard and bisque stages so you can see the motif taking shape before the glaze firing locks it in.
