About Eccentricity
Eccentricity is characteristic
of our handmade ceramic wares. As well as being
functional, they are meant to be playful and quirky - clearly
not precisely uniform or machinemade.
Elinor is the potter who makes them at
our community pottery studio on North Stradbroke Island, off the
coast of Brisbane. She has had a long and happy
relationship with the island, and has lived there full-time
since 2004, finding daily delight in the beauty of the
environment. She especially treasures the marine life,
which she studied in close quarters as a scuba diver, and now
uses as images to decorate her mugs and other items.
Previously, she worked at the Findhorn
Pottery Studio, in Findhorn, Scotland.
The Process
Making pottery involves a number of
essential staps. In general it will be ‘hand built’ or
‘thrown’ on a wheel; most of her work is thrown on the wheel.
When making her pottery mugs, these are
the stages:
1. Preparing the clay.
2. Throwing and centering the clay on
the wheel head, and creating the form.
3. The next day, or when clay is
leatherhard, trimming the form and attaching a handle, then
leaving to dry.
4. When bone dry, decorating the mug by
hand painting with underglaze.
5. Bisque firing.
6. Applying glaze inside and out to
bisque fired items.
7. Glaze firing.
Every stage is essential, and is done
with love, care and patience. And time.
Shop
Eccentricity products are shown in the
following illustrative photographs. They include -
1. Hand decorated stoneware mugs
2. Small hand painted fish dishes
(stoneware)
3. Lizards
4. Bubble Candlelights
Elinor sells her work at local craft
events and regular community markets on Straddie.
She also sells her work online and will ship within
Australia.
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To Order
Please email Elinor with the
following information about your order:
1. Your name
2. Your address for shipping the
item(s).
3. Your telephone number -
preferably mobile to enable texts.
4. The products you want to buy,
citing the item number(s) and quantity.
She will then contact you to advise if
item is in stock, plus shipping cost.
Some items will be in stock, and others
not. If an item is not in stock, it may take approx. 3
weeks to produce. (Patience may be needed - this is a
one-woman enterprise. ❣️)
Payment
Payment* can be made by direct bank
deposit to the following:
Account name: Elinor Drake
Bank: Heritage Bank
BSB: 638-260
Account number: 10089160
*NOTE: Please put your name as the
reference note when paying.
Shipping
Your purchase will be confirmed and
posted once payment is cleared.
Unless otherwise arranged, shipping will
be by standard Australia Post.
Free shipping for purchases over $200.
Refunds
We want you to be pleased with your
Eccentricity purchase, and are happy to refund your money if you
are not satisfied. Simply return the item and include your
bank details for the refund.
We take great care to ensure your
purchase arrives safely, but sometimes accidents happen!
If it has broken in the post, please simply send a
photograph of the breakage and we will refund your money.
Care of your Handmade Pottery
Our mugs and dishes are made of
food-safe stoneware clay. Although they are functional and
sturdy, we recommend handwashing. Having said that, I can
report many customers tell me they put their mugs in the
dishwasher without problems. But I don’t recommend it.
Contact
Email: elinordrake@gmail.com
Phone: 0428 757 603