Dark Vessel Cup, Eli West

Eli West is a Vancouver Island based ceramicist and pottery instructor. 

“My work is rather minimal, I focus mainly on unglazed or naturally glazed vessels that are made from black or white stoneware. I try to express myself through my work by producing clean, wheel-thrown, vessels that have small hand-built components added to them to provide expression and personality to their surface. I believe that the natural surface of the clay is beautiful in itself and I try to highlight that beauty in all of my work.”