{"product_id":"22-handmade-plate","title":"The Bay V (Handmade Plate)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 32 x 32 x 2.5cm (12.6 x 12.6 x 1 inches)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand built terracotta plate, slip \u0026amp; oxide decoration. Signed on reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Please note this is an artist-made piece and not suitable for food use)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSTORY | SONG TO THE SEA:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.53.56_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786363061\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmabel Barraclough has created an astonishing collection of stormy, briny seascapes, inspired by her memories of a childhood on the west coast of Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.00_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786363091\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGreat billowing and mountainous clouds are seen through porthole-like apertures, focusing our eyes on the horizon, making out shapes of possible boats and people, drifting in and out of view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.11_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786363113\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmabel was initially inspired by the Skies Sketchbook, a pocket-sized notebook created in 1818 by the British landscape painter J. M. W. Turner.  In this series of ceramics, she further explores her own desire to seek out wild seascapes, using generous and energetic brushstrokes to convey the sense of scale and weather in each piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.16_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786363136\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tactile, distinctly hand-made feel of the pieces, adds to the feeling of a journal of sorts, with edges similar to paper torn from a sketchbook, much like a ship’s artist would have documented a voyage. It adds to the palpable energy of each piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.21_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786364054\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe use of ancient materials, such as terracotta and oxide glazes in Amabel’s work, brings to mind the pottery traded over the high seas for centuries, with shipwrecked china still found in the bottom of the sea, waiting to be discovered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.33_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786364094\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmabel Barraclough is a ceramicist based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Her work is inspired by a love of the wild spirit found in the landscape and natural forces. Working with terracotta, her hand-built pieces are decorated with slip, then oxides and wax resist to create layers of tone and texture to build the compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-10_at_12.54.38_pm_1024x1024.png?v=1786363157\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AMABEL BARRACLOUGH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56781081280898,"sku":"(SR)AB22","price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/22Cutout1copy.jpg?v=1784732728","url":"https:\/\/theshopfloorproject.com\/products\/22-handmade-plate","provider":"THE SHOP FLOOR PROJECT ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}