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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Halloween mug

£39.00

Perfect for Halloween lovers so you can enjoy it on a mug all year. Handmade ceramic mug decorated with mushrooms, a bat, a ghostie, black cats – one is inside a pumpkin and finished with an iridescent moon and stars.

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.

Celestial cat mug

£39.00

Handmade ceramic mug decorated with two black cats surrounded by iridescent stars and a moon in pinks and purples.

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.

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.

Iridescent cats mug

£39.00

Perfect for my fellow cat lovers! Handmade ceramic cat mug decorated with 6 cats stamped with colourful stars and finished in an iridescent glaze. The lustre glazed cats colours will change in different light like the stars they are.

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.

Dog mug

£39.00

Handmade ceramic dog mug. This mug is decorated with 7 different dogs and is perfect for your favourite dog lover or for yourself.

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.

Shell mug

£34.00

Handmade ceramic mug in the shape of a shell and decorated with an iridescent lustre glaze. The interior is glazed in a clear glossy glaze.

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

Height 6cm, diameter 10cm, volume 250ml (8.5 fl. oz).

The shell mug is inspired by the swirling shapes of shells and iridescent ammonite fossils.

It’s the mug you use when you want to feel fancy.

Care instructions:

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

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