Handmade by Karen Edwards, the Helios garden plaque will add a bit of sun to your garden even on the dreariest day.
This ceramic garden plaque has a 32 cm diameter and would look just as cheerful on your conservatory wall.
We’re really so, so chuffed at being able to offer Karen’s garden plaques. Not only are they absolutely gorgeous but each takes at least 2 – 3 weeks of careful skilled application – and each will be totally unique.
Karen will mould your plaque, then carefully carve away excess clay while it is allowed to dry naturally.
After the clay is dry, your plaque is given its first firing. This turns the fragile clay into a ceramic which is strong enough for Karen’s next process. She will apply a metal oxide solution, then scrub it off to really bring out the surface texture. Liquid clay and glaze are applied and then comes the second firing. This is at 1280 degrees centigrade, so the clay is totally vitrified making the plaques safe to be left out in all weathers.
Karen lives and works in Somerset and produces plaques and sculptures which are heavily influenced both by her love of gardening, and the surrounding landscape.
You may have to wait a little while for one of her plaques – but it will bring something so inimitable, so unrepeatable, to your garden for generations to come that a short wait is really worth putting up with!
Never has the phrase ‘small but perfectly formed’ been more apt than when applied to these carefully and skilfully crafted ceramics.
They are, simply, a delight.
