Restock: hear the date before anyone else

My pieces sell out fast, but they come back.

Everything you see in the shop I make myself, by hand, in my small studio in Split. I don't keep large stock; I work in small batches. That's why some pieces are sometimes marked Coming soon. As a rule it doesn't mean they're gone for good, but that a new batch is being made right now: on the wheel, drying or in the kiln. The new piece won't be identical to the one in the photo, because I make each one by hand, but the shape and the motif come back.

When does the next batch arrive?

I put a new batch in the shop every few weeks and announce the exact date and time in advance. If the piece you want is marked Coming soon, it usually comes back within 3–4 weeks.

Newsletter: If you sign up, you hear the date before anyone else and get access to the new batch a few hours before everyone else. Oil bottles usually sell out quickly, so this is the safest way to get yours.
Tell me when the next batch arrives →

Don't want to wait?

• See what's available right now in the shop.
• A gift card arrives by e-mail straight away, and the piece can be chosen later, from any future batch.
• Looking for a particular piece or motif? Write to me at info@pinepottery.art and I'll tell you whether it's planned for the next batch.

How a new batch is made

1. Wheel. I shape every bottle, cup and bowl on the potter's wheel.
2. Carving. While the clay is still leather-hard, I coat it with engobe and carve the motifs from Hvar through it in the sgraffito technique: olive, pine, capers, rosemary, lavender and the sea.
3. Drying. The piece then dries slowly, for several days, so it doesn't crack.
4. First firing. Clay becomes ceramic: the piece is hard but still absorbs water, so it takes the glaze well.
5. Glazing and second firing at 1230 °C. The stoneware becomes watertight and the glaze melts into a thin layer of glass, ready for everyday use.

From clay to parcel, one batch takes roughly 3–4 weeks. Every piece passes through my hands dozens of times, which is why no two are exactly alike.