Mizuyo Yamashita - treehouse tea light

Mizuyo Yamashita's delicate porcelain ceramics are inspired from nature, the material and the process.

Living in an era of mass-production and waste, there is feeling that everything is replaceable. Mizuyo's response to this is to make fragile porcelain pieces that reach out to people and make them want to protect them.

Each of her bowls is hand-shaped and, like flowers, leaves, animals and human beings, each one is unique. The bowls are made thin so that one can feel the sense of fragility when picked up.

The images Mizuyo selects to decorate the bowls, butterflies and flowers, reflect this sense of transience with their short lives. So too does her choice of material, preferring to work with porcelain which she uses for its whiteness, fineness, softness (when wet) and sensitivity.

Mizuyo doesn't specify a function for her work because she wants the owners to decide how to use it. The ceramics work well on their own or as a group.

Mizuyo studied ceramics at Kensington and Chelsea college.

Delivery

While delivery will usually be within 2-5 days, because all of our items are bespoke and made to order by our artists/designers, delivery may take up to six weeks. We will confirm expected delivery once your order has been received.