Hello! I’m Alison

I make playful and iridescent ceramics from my home studio in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

A smiling woman in glasses decorates ceramic mugs with cat designs at a table, with art supplies and finished mugs visible.

A home office with a desk and an office chair, decorated with art and photos, a window showing a rural landscape with hay bales and blue sky, and various office supplies and plants on the desk and shelves.

A black cat lying on a wooden shelf against a pink wall, with art frames behind it, and an art workspace with paints, brushes, and art supplies below.

A pottery workspace with shelves holding decorated mugs, art frames, and art supplies, and a work table with unglazed clay mugs and tools.

A woman wearing glasses and a pink apron is working on a craft project at a wooden table. There are various craft materials and soap bases on the table, and a black and white cat is resting in the background.

My ceramics are made using a combination of hand making techniques and digital technologies, such as 3D printing.

Each piece is made either by slip casting or hand building and is finished and refined by hand; and the wonderful nature of making by hand is that no piece will be exactly alike.

I want to make playful ceramics that bring the user joy every time they use it. I love iridescence, the way colour can shift in different light and I am inspired daily by the antics of my cats Aurora and Winnie who I share my home studio with.

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I fits, I sits cat mug

£39.00

A mug inspired by the many weird and wonderful places cats find to sit or sleep.

Handmade ceramic cat mug decorated with 6 cats in a fish bowl, a cardboard box, a jigsaw puzzle box, a paper bag, a bowl, and a tiny box because if the cat fits, they sits!

Please select your desired mug from the numbered images.

Height 8cm, diameter 8.8cm, volume 360ml (12.2 fl. oz).

Care instructions:

Iridescent mugs are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Black cat mug

£39.00

Perfect for my fellow cat lovers! Handmade ceramic cat mug decorated with 6 black cats in different poses. Their bold yellow eyes stare at you as you enjoy your favourite hot drink.

Please select your desired mug from the numbered images.

Height 8cm, diameter 8.8cm, volume 360ml (12.2 fl. oz).

Care instructions:

Iridescent mugs are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Mixed cats mug

£39.00

Mixed cats mug

Perfect for my fellow cat lovers! Handmade ceramic cat mug decorated with 6 cats in different colours and poses. Their bold eyes stare at you as you enjoy your favourite hot drink.

Please select your desired mug from the numbered images.

Height 8cm, diameter 8.8cm, volume 360ml (12.2 fl. oz).

Care instructions:

Iridescent mugs are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Aurora mug

£38.00

Handmade ceramic mug decorated with an iridescent lustre glaze. The interior is glazed in a clear gloss glaze.

Each mug is handmade in my studio in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Dimensions: height 9cm, diameter 8.5cm, volume 400ml (14 fl. oz)

The iridescent lustre glaze changes colour in the light and each mug has different colours making it a unique and beautiful object to drink your everyday tea or coffee out of.

Please be aware that all items are handmade using iridescent lustre glazes, which change colour depending on the light. Due to the unique nature of these glazes colours may differ slightly from the photograph.

Care instructions:

Not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and gently hand wash in warm soapy water.

Heart mug

£38.00

Handmade ceramic mug decorated with cute little hearts, some variations are glazed in a pearly iridescent glaze.

Height 8cm, diameter 8.8cm, volume 360ml (12.2 fl. oz).

Please be aware that all items are handmade in small batches and the shape placement might vary slightly from the pictured mug with the one you receive.

Care instructions:

Iridescent mugs are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Star mug

£38.00

Handmade ceramic mug decorated with little stars and finished with a pearly iridescent glaze.

Height 8cm, diameter 8.8cm, volume 360ml (12.2 fl. oz).

Please be aware that all items are handmade in small batches and the shape placement might vary slightly from the pictured mug with the one you receive.

Care instructions:

Iridescent mugs are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Aurora tumbler

£17.00 £34.00

Handmade ceramic tumbler painted in a colourful glaze and decorated with an iridescent lustre glaze. The interior is glazed in a clear gloss glaze.

Aurora tumblers are on sale as I’ll be phasing them out to make way for new products. I’ll always have the 3d printed master model so they might come back, just not anytime soon, so get the last ones before they’re gone!

Height 10.2cm, diameter 8.4cm, approx. volume 350ml (12 fl. oz)

The iridescent lustre glaze changes colour in the light and each tumbler has different colours making it a unique and beautiful object to drink the cool drink of your choice in.

Care instructions:

Iridescent glazes are not suitable for the dishwasher or microwave. Please handle with care and hand wash in warm soapy water.

Cat sticker

£2.00

Vinyl cat stickers to add your love of cats to notebooks, water bottles and more!

Dimensions:

Star cat – 6cm x 5.9cm

Heart cat – 5.6cm x 6cm

Wizard cat – 5.9cm x 6cm

Fairy cat – 5.7cm x 6cm

Queen cat – 6cm x 4.8cm

Party cat – 4cm x 6cm

Hand drawn by Alison Thyra and printed in the UK.

Waterproof and UV resistant.

Mixed cats card

£3.00

The mixed cats card is perfect to give with a gift of my handmade ceramics or to send to a friend for any occasion or even put it in a frame on your wall.

Each card is hand drawn by Alison Thyra and printed on heavy 350gsm card.

Blank inside for you to write your own message.

Comes with an ivory envelope.

Size: A6 or 10.5cm x 14.8cm

Greeting cards are printed in the UK on 100% recycled card and are fully recyclable.

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