Tenmoku Tea Jar by Charlie Collier

Tenmoku Tea Jar by Charlie Collier


Hand Thrown in Devon


Measurements (approximate) 11cm height x 13cm width. 450ml.

A satisfyingly formed stoneware storage jar from iron rich Cornish clay, wood fired with a deep Tenmoku glaze offering a rich quality to the surface with subtle details within. Excellent rings of amber contrast on the inside with a rusty, toasted tone. The jar sitting trifooted makes for a stable and interesting form finished with a substantial conical lid creating a well balanced silhouette.



Charlie Collier creates functional hand thrown stoneware pieces that have an effortless simplicity and beauty to them made to enhance occasions and enrich our daily lives. Admiring the philosophy, that pots are ‘born, not made’ Charlie follows an organic approach to the creative process with the clay, paying particular detail to shape and form and instinctively knowing at which point a form is complete. He creates pieces that have a honest connection, energy and real character to them, something that you only feel with a handmade item.

Previously honing his skills and experience at Whichford Pottery and alongside its founder, Jim Keeling and a group of Japanese potters from Bizen, to build and fire with a Anagama woodfiring Kiln at Wytham Woods in Oxford. Charlie is now based at the Kigbeare Kiln Project near Okehampton, Devon.

One-off piece. Handwash recommended.