Gold Dot Ceramics
Seasonal Vessels 2026
Summer 2026
Available now in Tubes. This product will be for sale individually in the fall.
Each cup is made from Red Velvet clay marbled with warm buff clay, creating sediment-like layers reminiscent of weathered desert strata. For the rim and interior, I blend the clay with a black stain, creating a darker clay body beneath the glaze.
Every cup is trimmed by hand, fired to 1,400°F, sanded, fired again to 1,840°F, glazed, and glaze fired to 2,200°F. The interior is finished with an Oribe glaze that transforms into a deep jade green over the dark clay. It's such a beautiful color that I haven't been able to capture it accurately in a photograph.
With this season's design, Mitra and I were inspired by the raw beauty of the desert. The unglazed exterior is balanced by a cool, glassy interior that offers a visual respite from the heat.
This cup is equally at home with your morning coffee, but it may truly shine filled with a late afternoon affogato on a sun-soaked summer afternoon.
Spring 2026
Sold Out.
Our Spring Cup is wheel thrown with Frost porcelain. It is finished with a glaze infused with neodymium, a rare earth element that creates a subtle color shift. Under fluorescent light, the cup appears a soft white-blue, while in natural light it transforms into a gentle lavender pink.Â
The form is loosely inspired by a tulip. A grounded, flat base gives the piece a sense of rooting, while the form opens and moves upward into a soft, living edge. This sense of growth and movement is echoed in the changing glaze, making each cup feel dynamic and alive depending on its environment.Â
Winter 2025
Sold Out. We've made more and expect to have them up for sale by the end of July!
Designed with winter fractal snowflake patterns in mind, these vessels emphasize subtle variation as the glaze breaks along sharper edges, revealing the underlying fractal pattern. Each piece is fully watertight and intended to hold a winter arrangement. Signed with my 23K gold leaf on the belly.
Toshi porcelain with Hamada Tenmoku glaze and 23k gold leaf.
Seasonal Vessels 2025
Fall 2025
Sold Out. We've made more and expect to have them up for sale by the end of July!
This cup was designed for our Fall 2025 collection. Its surface shifts from dark, mossy greens to bright orange, with areas of crawling texture that break across and within the form—an effect characteristic of Shino glazes. The piece is fired in a gas kiln, where subtle adjustments to the balance of carbon and air guide the final color. Heavier reduction yields deeper greens and blacks, while increased oxygen brings out warmer orange tones.
The clay body is Toshi Porcelain. Each piece is signed with 23K gold leaf on the belly of the cup. Dimensions are approximately 3x3x3.
