Ian Petrie

My decorated handmade pottery is equally at home on the wall or on the table. Featuring highly-detailed illustrations and comics of my own design, a single plate functions as a narrative prompt that one can ponder while also using it to eat their mid-day meal. Original drawings are transferred to handbuilt pottery using a unique ceramic-screenprint process which embeds the imagery in the clay, fully sealed beneath food-safe glaze. Additionally, some pieces utilize a layer of gold luster to intentionally obscure sections of my illustrations, a window becomes opaque or a speech bubble is now censored. Over time and with habitual use, the gold luster will fade and the imagery hidden beneath will finally be revealed.