Today I would like to introduce you to a small business called Sara Pottery based out of Neptune, N.J. The company is owned by a lovely woman named Sara who makes all of the pottery pieces by hand using the wheel and other hand building techniques. Once the piece has been made she hand paints the designs using underglaze stains or colored clays to embellish the clay surface. The items are then fired at high temperatures and finished with lead-free glazes. The pottery pieces are oven proof and microwave & dishwasher safe. You will love her handmade pottery items!
When you shop at Sara Pottery you will find beautiful pieces of handmade pottery ranging from berry bowls, candle holders, Brie bakers, lasagna bakers, olive oil bottles, wine server shells, platters, canisters, garlic jars, chip ‘n dip servers, piggy banks, clocks and so much more. What I really love is the variety of patterns that her pottery pieces are decorated with…you will find fruit motifs, seashell motifs, floral motifs and more. Sara Pottery welcomes special orders and commissions are welcomed. Please contact them directly to inquire about special orders.
My Review: Sara graciously sent me her small Berry Bowl – Colander in the beautiful fruit pattern for my product review and it measures approximately 5 1/2″ in diameter. This beautiful berry bowl is handmade and hand painted by Sara and she signs & dates the bottom of each piece. The hand painted fruit design is painted on the inside and around the outside of the berry bowl and on the top side of the plate. The berry bowl has holes in the bottom so that you can rinse your fruit (like berries and grapes) in the bowl and then place it onto the plate to catch the water as it drains away from the fruit. The bottom of the berry bowl has 3 built-in legs so that the bowl actually sits about 3/4″ of an inch off of the draining plate.
The design that is hand painted on the berry bowl depicts cherries, peaches, blueberries and strawberries. The plate has a nice bunch of hand painted blueberries on it. She did a fabulous job painting this design on both pieces and I love the colors used. On Friday afternoon I headed out to my backyard and picked some fresh raspberries from my bushes and brought them in and used the berry bowl to wash the berries in and then I used it to serve the berries for our raspberry shortcake dessert later that night. I absolutely LOVE my new berry bowl and will be using it almost daily as I always have fresh fruit in our home.
Purchasing Information: This berry bowl comes in three sizes; small 5 1/2″ diameter, medium 7″ diameter and large 9″ diameter and prices start at $40.00. Due to the nature of these pieces being handmade there could be a 3-4 week turnaround until you receive your order depending on whether Sara has the item in stock or if she has to make it. You can purchase this item as well as other handmade pottery items from Sara’s web store or check out her craft show schedule and visit her at one of the many craft shows she participates in.
I would like to thank Sara with Sara Pottery for sending me the beautiful fruit motif berry bowl for the review. It is beautiful to look at and extremely well-made…definitely a quality product!
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