About this Product
These nature inspired trinket dishes are perfect to hold your rings, earrings, tea bag, coffee spoon,
or other small items! Both beautiful and useful. Makes a unique gift for yourself or someone special's birthday, housewarming, wedding or teacher gifts.
Approximately 3 3/4" wide x 1/2" tall. Sizes and shape vary slightly due to the handmade nature of these trinket dishes.
Made by hand of fired clay and glazed with food safe glazes. Because they are hand made, each is slightly different adding to the handmade charm. Dishwasher safe.
Joyce Leatherwood
Meet the Maker
I first encountered clay on the slippery creek beds of my childhood. I sculpted many cats out of the muddy clay and let them dry in the sun. In high school, I happened upon a pottery shop and was enthralled watching a potter on the potter's wheel. In college, I tried lots of courses but always ended up in the ceramics studio where I eventually earned a BFA degree in ceramics and took lots of sculpture courses as well. While raising kids and moving around the world for my husband's job, I was always drawn back to clay whenever possible. I began teaching elementary art and earned a Master's Degree in Education. Teaching art was a fantastic way of immersing myself in many artistic endeavors and mediums. At this time, I also began working in natural dyeing and textiles with an emphasis on hand embroidery. It is always the texture of textiles and/or clay that intrigues me the most. I am inspired by nature as is evident in the motifs and images on both pottery, sculptures, as well as stitched works of art I currently create. Once retiring and moving to Richmond, VA, I have my own clay studio once again. Learning and re-learning with clay is a never ending adventure which I am thoroughly enjoying.
How it’s Made
Hand sculpted out of clay making each dish a little different and very unique! The transfer images are added before firing insuring permanency. These dishes are fired in a kiln, glazed and then fired again creating a food safe surface. Also dishwasher safe!
Shop Policies
Please contact me if there is a problem with your order! I want you to be happy with your purchase. If necessary, returns and exchanges accepted within 30 days, buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.
