Rituals of Presence
Rituals of Presence is a growing collection of handmade ceramic pieces created in collaboration with Emma of Lowen · clay
Each object is shaped slowly, intentionally, and entirely by hand, vessels designed to hold scent, ritual, and the small moments that bring you home to yourself.
The collection celebrates the slow choreography of craft: the grounding spin of the wheel, the quiet patience of drying, the transformative heat of the kiln, the way a handmade object invites presence the moment it rests in your hands.
The process in Emma’s Studio at ‘Lowen · clay’, Cornwall
Hand‑thrown on the wheel
The base is shaped from raw clay, centred and opened with steady hands.
Drying & Trimming
Once leather‑hard, the form is trimmed, refined, and the candle opening carefully carved.
The Priddy Presence emblem
My logo is hand‑stamped into clay, dried, and attached; a small moment of blessing pressed into each piece.
A separately thrown bowl
The bowl is created in its own cycle: thrown, dried, trimmed, and smoothed to fit seamlessly with the base.
Bisque firing
Both pieces are fired for the first time, transforming soft clay into ceramic.
Washing & Glazing
After cooling, each burner is washed, glazed by hand, and prepared for its final transformation.
Final glaze firing
The kiln brings everything together, the clay, the glaze, the weeks of tending, into a finished vessel ready to hold warmth and scent.
This collaboration is rooted in the belief that ritual doesn’t need to be elaborate, it simply needs a vessel.
A place to pour water, light a candle, burn incense, or pause long enough to breathe.
Each piece in the Rituals of Presence collection is:
• Handmade — shaped slowly, intentionally, and without haste
• Small‑batch — crafted in limited runs
• Unique — no two pieces ever the same
• Functional — designed for daily ritual
• Ceremonial — created to support presence, grounding, and return