Pōtae bowl
Introducing Thea Ceramics new little item the pōtae bowl, a little hat for your mug.
Esther had heard that one tikanga for steeping rongoa māori is to hold the steam in so that wairua or essence of the plants stay within the brew. This allows your tea to be kept warm while it steeps and produces a little steam sense ritual for you to enjoy.
These are multipurpose little cuties, they work as a lid then when you lift them off, you can use them for your tea bag or tea strainer. They have a little angled footing that works as a mini petastal but also so you can hold onto it securely while lifting. These bowls also are great for jewellery or tiny sides, I'm thinking chilli flakes or Soy.
These are glazed in a straight sided glaze so that they look good over our mug.
The bowls are around 10.5 cm in diameter and 3cm tall.
Made and designed on Waiheke Island, each pieces is had thrown on the pottery wheel and will differ slightly.
Dishwasher safe.
Glazes:
Pōuriuri, talks about the "darkest" in te reo Māori, to us we are thinking about the darkest part of the ocean or bush. This glaze is a stain glaze and a wonderfully rich contrast agents the clay.
Aumoana, means blue clay or oceanic in te reo Māori. This glaze is a stain glaze and slightly translucent to show the natural texture of the clay.
Karamea means caramel in te reo Māori but also talk to the clay banks we have here on Waiheke Island, This glaze is a satin glaze with lovely warm, pink and peach tones, while being a classic terracotta colour.
Muka: This matte cream glaze is named after the fibre Muka that is harvested from Harakeke (flax).
The brutalist clay is a hard wearing clay, that has a light feel and concrete look.