Project description
I am looking for an experienced potter to throw a complete handmade dinnerware set for our family table — eight full place settings, each with a dinner plate, a smaller side plate, a soup or cereal bowl, and a mug with a pulled handle. Everything should be wheel-thrown stoneware, not slip-cast, so the pieces have the slight variation and weight that make handmade tableware feel different from a shop set. I would like a stoneware clay body rated safely to at least cone 6, fired in an electric kiln, so the finished pieces are dishwasher, microwave and oven safe for everyday use, not just for display.
For the glaze I am hoping for a warm, speckled off-white or soft sand tone on the outside with a deeper clear or satin glaze pooling slightly inside the bowls and mugs, plus a thin dark iron-oxide line where the glaze breaks over the rim — similar to the reactive glaze look seen on rustic Scandinavian or Japanese-inspired dinnerware, but I am open to your own glaze combination as long as it stays food safe and lead free. Please avoid anything overly glossy or bright — the goal is an earthy, slightly rustic finish that still reads as a cohesive matching set rather than mismatched studio pieces.
Please plan for the usual pottery timeline: throwing and trimming, a bisque firing, glazing, and a final glaze firing, with time built in for shrinkage so the plates stack evenly and the mugs hold a consistent volume of roughly 300–350 ml. I would appreciate a few reference photos or a glaze test tile before the full set is glazed, so we can agree on the exact tone. Photos throughout bisque and glazing stages are welcome. Please quote based on your studio's kiln schedule and let me know the realistic turnaround for a full eight-setting set of this size.
For the glaze I am hoping for a warm, speckled off-white or soft sand tone on the outside with a deeper clear or satin glaze pooling slightly inside the bowls and mugs, plus a thin dark iron-oxide line where the glaze breaks over the rim — similar to the reactive glaze look seen on rustic Scandinavian or Japanese-inspired dinnerware, but I am open to your own glaze combination as long as it stays food safe and lead free. Please avoid anything overly glossy or bright — the goal is an earthy, slightly rustic finish that still reads as a cohesive matching set rather than mismatched studio pieces.
Please plan for the usual pottery timeline: throwing and trimming, a bisque firing, glazing, and a final glaze firing, with time built in for shrinkage so the plates stack evenly and the mugs hold a consistent volume of roughly 300–350 ml. I would appreciate a few reference photos or a glaze test tile before the full set is glazed, so we can agree on the exact tone. Photos throughout bisque and glazing stages are welcome. Please quote based on your studio's kiln schedule and let me know the realistic turnaround for a full eight-setting set of this size.
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