Nicola Gillis Pottery

Brighton-based potter Nicola Gillis creates simple stoneware for everyday use from her garden studio. The pieces are hand-thrown or hand-moulded, then patterned with painterly oxide wash marks which sweep across the surface, reflecting her interest in wild, natural elements.

Nicola Gillis Shallow Bowl

CAD 80.00
Dolomite/Black Iron
Size: One Size

Low, shallow speckled stoneware bowl hand-moulded by Brighton-based potter Nicola Gillis in her garden studio. Dipped in a white matte glaze and patterned with a bold oxide wash. Each varies slightly in shape, pattern and colour.

Details

Hand wash. Stoneware.
Made in the United Kingdom.
Each ceramic piece has been thrown or pressed and glazed by hand. Due to the handmade nature, there may be pleasing variations and irregularities in colour, size and shape.
Approx. D 18cm x H 6cm.

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In the Studio with Ceramicist Nicola Gillis

Ceramicist Nicola Gillis struggles to part with some of the pieces she makes. Occasionally, a beaker, mug, plate or bowl evokes an indefinable feeling that makes the item hard to part with. It might be something about the openness of the form, the way it nestles snugly in the palms, a particular undulation in the glaze or the position of a dimple. “What I want,” explains Nicola, “is for every piece to make me feel like this.”

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