Unfolding

Front view of Unfolding, a warm ochre stoneware tea bowl with a gently undulating rim, by Celeste Ortelee.

Seed Forms 01
Chawan · 2026
Stoneware, glaze

Inspired by the forms of seed pods, Unfolding explores the movement from enclosing to opening. Its widening silhouette and gently irregular rim give the bowl a sense of emergence. A warm ochre glaze reveals the character of the surface, while the unglazed foot exposes the clay beneath.

Handmade in my studio on Ishigaki Island, Japan.

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