Category: Glazes

When 4 decades of Studio Pottery expertise meets bonsai

30/7/2025

A warm welcome to Eddie Curtis - to the EBPC community of acclaimed bonsai ceramists!

Please join us in welcoming the highly acclaimed Studio Pottery ceramist, Eddie Curtis of the UK to the EBPC.

An exciting and momentous occasion for bonsai and its ceramics. Eddie brings decades of ceramic passion and expertise to European bonsai, with magnificent forms, glazes and textures as of yet unseen in quite this way in the bonsai world. Some of which represent the epitome of traditional Japanese ceramic finishes and others unique and originally created by himself.

Having long been a keen grower of bonsai, in his professional career, Eddie has passionately strived to recreate landscapes and natural textures through ceramic form and finishes.

Along with a tree, the pot is an essential part of a bonsai, both functionally and aesthetically. The appropriate choice of pot can be very useful in promoting certain features of a tree, and in suggesting the environment and story behind that bonsai.

Eddie's magnificent and suggestive bonsai ceramics are tactile and highly emotive, offering the bonsai artist a fresh, alternative approach to pot selection for exhibition quality trees.

'Discovered' by our mutual friend, the much loved Andrew Pearson, of Stone Monkey Ceramics, at a prestigious ceramics exhibition, Eddie was persuaded to create a series of pots for use with bonsai, which until then he had only done for his own trees.
A project is also currently underway with Peter Warren, who is creating 2 bonsai through a collaboration of Eddie's work and 2 of his own trees.

I believe that the 'crossing over' of this celebreated artist from Studio pottery to bonsai ceramics will be beneficial to the ongoing evolution of European bonsai and its ceramics, which will also introduce the world of bonsai to the far greater audience of studio pottery enthusiasts around the world.

Look out also for the coming article in 'Neue Keramik' magazine - written by Eddie Curtis, in which the EBPC and Peter Warren have also both contributed, that examines this crossover between the field of Studio Ceramics and the more niche field of Bonsai.
'Neue Keramik' is a German magazine focused on ceramics, and especially 'new ceramics' with both printed and online editions. The magazine also has an English version, reflecting the international nature and popularity of the ceramic field.

- Read more about Eddie Curtis and his works in his EBPC Potter Profile here!

- And don't miss the exclusive batch of bonsai pots by this famous artist in the EBPC Online-Store here.

.... In-Store 1st August (Friday) at 18.00 GMT!

Thank you for supporting the EBPC and our cherished bonsai potters and furniture makers of Europe.

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WELCOME to the EBPC - Michal Mokry

27/3/2025

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A great talent from the Netherlands!

Please join us in welcoming Michal Mokry to the EBPC family.

Michal Mokry is a very talented bonsai ceramist from the Netherlands, currently producing exciting glazed bonsai pots in contemporary designs, inspired by core traditional styles.

A selection of Michal's beautiful glazed mame and shohin pots will be available in the EBPC online store tomorrow - Friday 28th March at 18.00pm (GMT).

EBPC DIRECT - Your pot will be send to you DIRECTLY from Michal in the Netherlands (inside the EU)!

Don't miss out on these wonderful pots!

Mindful of the intricates of bonsai display, this artist strives to creating pots that work most harmoniously with a tree. With clean straight lines and often seamlessly integrated feet, the tree remains the main focus of the composition, yet on closer inspection the shibui quality and dynamic glazes never fail to astound!

Pots are made by a variety of methods, including ‘kurinuki’ hand-carved mame sized pots, and slab building for the Shohin and larger pots. Michal has also made some of his own forms/moulds by way of 3D printing, which he uses to help form the main body of more complex designs.

Read more about Michal and his work in his EBPC 'Artist Profile' here!

We are very excited to welcome Michal to the EBPC family, and a selection of his beautiful glazed pots will be available in the EBPC online store tomorrow
- Friday 28th March at 18.00pm (GMT).

Thank you for supporting the EBPC and helping us to support great European bonsai pottery & display!

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The reflective glazes of Sabine Besnard

18/12/2023

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A reflection of nature ..

The tones and textures of nature have always been the main inspiration for Sabine Besnard's glazes. Together with her husband Francois, glazes are created and recreated, often experimenting for months, until the desired effects are realised.

Below is a catalogue of the wonderful glazes of Sabine Besnard's ceramics.
I hope you enjoy these as much as we have.

Okinawa

'Okinawa is an archipelago of Japanese islands in the Pacific, the turquoise of the water and the multitude of islets remind me of the nucleations of this enamel.
Okinawa enamels are nucleation enamels that on a turquoise or indigo blue base have small concentric crystals of dark color. In a bonsai pot, you must put a tree that remains the focal point, so a tree that by its colors of foliage or flowers or its beauty is not crushed by the pot. It is an enamel that varies from blue to black and it is the balance between the two that is sought, moreover it tends to sink. A capricious and surprising enamel that explains the price of the most successful Okinawa pots.'

Lichen

One of the last enamels we have developed, Lichen has a green background with black nucleations that sometimes turn white. If it is laid very thin it becomes pale blue but very thick it is black. A curiosity that allows you to create landscapes with a single enamel.
This glaze is matte, and the thickness-induced multi- colour variations,
result in very unique pots, that fit well with deciduous trees.

Yuki d'Or Bleu

New Blue Gold Yuki Enamel
With such oak ash glazes, you can see the different crystallisation effects of Yuki enamel. Yuki means snow in Japanese. It has a green or blue background dotted with small golden yellow crystallisations. It is a glossy glaze with very natural and discreet colours.

Yuki d'or Vert

New Green Gold Yuki Enamel
With such oak ash glazes, you can see the different crystallisation effects of Yuki enamel. Yuki means snow in Japanese. It has a green or blue background dotted with small golden yellow crystallisations. It is a glossy glaze with very natural and discreet colours .

Kaki / persimmon

This glaze was traditionally used in Japan for many centuries, it is made with a lot of iron oxide that give this bright orange/red and metallic black dots.
This glaze is brilliant and is still used for bowl and Chawan coloration in Japan.

Lavender Blue Song

A glaze that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (12th China) with cracks that gives an antique pot appearance with a very discreet pale blue colour.

Old White Song

A glaze that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (12th China) with cracks that gives an antique pot appearance with a very discreet pale cream colour.

Grey Song

An enamel that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (12th China) with cracks that gives an antique pot appearance with a very discreet pale gray color.

Murasakino

A striking glaze with purple and pink nucleations on a dark blue background.

Blue song on black sandstone

The Song dynasty was present in China from the 10th century. Song ceramics are known for their sober and refined aesthetics, as well as simple and elegant shapes. This blue enamel with slight color variations reminds us of these old ceramics.

Komacu

A shiny turquoise to water green enamel whose white micro-crystals evoke snowflakes.

Mint Green

A beautiful bright green enamel that contrasts matte black parts with ochre. Works with most deciduous trees.

Komori

An enamel with white and black crystal nucleations, on a matte blue to green background.

Black Ochre

A glaze that gives particularly interesting effects. Placed on black earth it can be bright green but also orange-beige to matte black. An enamel that of course can highlight hardwoods but that we also offer for junipers or pine trees with particularly interesting results. A proposal off the beaten track but worth trying.

Ochre Green

A bright green glaze with more matte ochre and black parts.

Serene Satin

An enamel with pink nucleations on a turquoise blue background.

Thank you for viewing the glazes of Sabine Besnard Céramiques.

New pots will be in-store Wednesday 20th December 2023. @ 18.30 G.M.T.

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When 4 decades of Studio Pottery expertise meets bonsai

A warm welcome to Eddie Curtis - to the EBPC community of acclaimed bonsai ceramists!

WELCOME to the EBPC - Michal Mokry

A great talent from the Netherlands!

The reflective glazes of Sabine Besnard

A reflection of nature ..

Okinawa

Lichen

Yuki d'Or Bleu

Yuki d'or Vert

Kaki / persimmon

Lavender Blue Song

Old White Song

Grey Song

Murasakino

Blue song on black sandstone

Komacu

Mint Green

Komori

Black Ochre

Ochre Green

Serene Satin

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