FISH!
Ahoy! The Autumn curation has landed…
By Australian ceramic artist Lauren Cameron.
A small, one-of-a-kind porcelain vessel, hand-thrown and hand-built in Lauren Cameron’s Naarm (Melbourne) studio. Each piece is made slowly and intuitively, leaving behind the quiet marks of its making — little irregularities that make it feel more like an object with a history than something made to be perfectly uniform.
We selected this piece for its wonderfully strange tendril-like forms, which reminded us of tiny octopuses, seaweed, or something just pulled up from the bottom of the sea. Decorative and collectible, it’s small enough to hold in your hand and special enough to keep somewhere you’ll notice it. No two are quite the same.
Materials: Porcelain.
Size: 14 x 9 cm.
Shipping: Shipping from Australia. Orders will be shipped within 4 working days of the order being placed; delivery times will vary.
If you are trying to place an order of this product to the UK, please email us at hello@superficialworks.com.
By Cornwall-based artist James Heslip.
A beautiful original hand-carved fish-shaped chopping board and sculpture by Cornwall-based artist James Heslip. Designed to work equally well as a functional kitchen object or something to simply have on display, each piece is carved by hand from natural wood, so there will be slight variations between them. No two are exactly alike, making each one a unique object in its own right.
Materials: Iroko Wood, butcher block chopping board oil.
Size: Large (approx. 43.5 × 33 × 4.5cm) or Mini (approx. 31 × 23 × 3cm).
Made to order: Each piece is hand carved to order.
Care: Hand wash with warm, soapy water and dry straight away. Do not soak or put in the dishwasher. Allow to air dry fully, ideally standing on its edge. Re-oil occasionally with a food-safe chopping board oil to keep the wood looking its best.
Shipping: Orders will be dispatched within 2 weeks of the order being placed; delivery times will vary.
By Venice-based maker Huang Xiaozhe.
A handmade borosilicate glass statement ring with a blown clear halo shape, wavy lines and tiny dot details. Light-catching and sculptural, it sits somewhere between contemporary jewellery and a tiny piece of glass art for the hand. The clear glass lets the shape do the talking, making it an easy statement ring for evenings, events, or whenever you want one unusual detail to carry the look.
Materials: Borosilicate Glass.
Size: Made to size. Please see the size chart and measure carefully. As this is a made-to-order item, returns can only be accepted if the item arrives damaged, not if the incorrect size has been ordered.
Size guide: here.
Care: Professionally kiln-tempered for strength and suitable for daily wear with proper care. Avoid dropping or knocking against hard surfaces. Remove before showering, sauna, exercise, swimming, or manual work. Keep away from perfume, alcohol, cosmetics, and harsh chemicals. Clean gently with a soft damp cloth.
Shipping: Shipping from Venice, Italy. Orders will be processed within 7 working days; shipping times may vary.
By Liquid Rituals.
A thrown porcelain bowl and a tentacle, coated with a deep copper red glaze, fired at 1250°C over 15 hours. This specific colour is only obtainable in an oxygen-deprived environment. The tentacle is hand built, with each suction cup thrown on a pottery wheel and carefully joined to the tentacle.
Materials: Thrown and built Limoges porcelain, gas fired.
Size: Tentacle: L27 × W15 × H3cm. Bowl: Ø14 × H7cm.
Unique: One of a kind.
Care: Wash by hand, food safe. All ceramics must be hand washed/rinsed using mild dish soap. Do not use low-pH products, dishwashers or steel wool.
Shipping: Orders will be dispatched within 5 working days of the order being placed; delivery times will vary.
About the drop
The long, hot summer is over! Our latest drop ‘FISH!’ brings together artists from across the world whose work made us reminisce about the underwater landscape and the creatures that lie beneath.
In this drop the work spans ceramics, woodwork, silversmithing, glasswork, and we have our first foray into the world of antiques with some mother-of-pearl carved fish.
The collection sits together as an assemblage of objects, almost like relics of an oceanic realm - sparking conversation about the importance of our oceans for our livelihoods, in a playful exploration of the theme.
By artist Megan Rea.
Drawing on a familial tale of buried money, alongside frescoes encountered during a scholarship in Florence, Megan Rea’s fragmented paintings merge personal myth with historical imagery. Building surfaces from her pulped sketchbooks, Rea excavates her paintings, carving through layers that are built, buried and worn away. The surface becomes a site of concealment and discovery, where fragments emerge and disappear, evoking the erosion of memory and the traces left behind.
Oil on handmade paper. Unique.
55 x 55 x 0.2 cm
Shipping: Orders will be dispatched within 2 weeks of the order being placed; delivery times will vary.
By artist Megan Rea.
Drawing on a familial tale of buried money, alongside frescoes encountered during a scholarship in Florence, Megan Rea’s fragmented paintings merge personal myth with historical imagery. Building surfaces from her pulped sketchbooks, Rea excavates her paintings, carving through layers that are built, buried and worn away. The surface becomes a site of concealment and discovery, where fragments emerge and disappear, evoking the erosion of memory and the traces left behind.
Oil on handmade paper.
30 x 21 x 0.8cm.
Shipping: Orders will be dispatched within 2 weeks of the order being placed; delivery times will vary.
This drop we’re spotlighting London-based artist Megan Rea. Her work evokes underwater relics and buried memory, with innovative use of handmade paper used as the base of her work.