Top tips to make your studio pottery sing in your home.

Always arrange your stone ware in groups of 3 or 5 and mix heights and widths together.

For a classic display look to bring together similar textures even if achieved through different means. This painted swirl looks amazing against the concentric circles left from working the clay on a wheel. 

Studio Pottery Spiral Pot
	Take a Grip Jug
Studio Pottery Miniature Stoneware Pot

There are endless ways to group your stoneware and make it exciting.

• Contrasting high lustre glaze and matt finish would also be a success!

• If you want to give your pot your full undivided attention, let it stand on its own. But watch out for the most common error! Don’t let it drown in an ocean of empty space. This will result in having the opposite effect and make it feel diminutive.

• For single object displays it’s crucial to find the right space for it. An alcove, an end of shelf or even consider sitting it on a stack of books (books with an old fabric cover would look particularly in tune) that way it will be noticed and not get lost!

Grouping by colour is also a great way to display your collection. Most stoneware has subtle changes in tone so choose a pot with a stronger splash of colour and use this as a starting point.

Studio Pottery Squat Lidded Pot
	Studio Pottery Jug
Studio Pottery Pitcher/Jug

 

Whichever way you choose to display your collection of pots and vases, there is an indisputable draw to these unique, super tactile objects where imperfections are celebrated simply as a sign of craftsmanship: appreciating the uniqueness of the man-made versus the ubiquitous mass-produced objects that surround us.

In fact, thinking about it, studio pottery is more about you than the pot 🤩 It speaks of your values, the memories it draws and the love of the simple things in life.