VESSELS FOR LIFE

2025 Collection.
Made from the earth, shaped by hand, fired by flame.

Mick Haigh is an artist deeply connected to the earth. His humble mastery and excellence in pottery, draws life by using the elements around him. Natural clay from his surroundings, fired in a wood kiln - a method that embodies his dedication to tradition and authenticity.

He has a deep respect for nature, careful attention to each piece, and the intimate, personal process of shaping and firing the clay.

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CUSTOM ORDERS

Some pieces are waiting to be discovered; others are waiting to be made. If you’re looking for a vessel in a specific size, form, or finish, Mick can create it especially for you. Each commission follows the same careful process: clay gathered by hand, shaped slowly, and transformed by fire in the kiln, resulting in a one-of-a-kind piece that is both personal and timeless.

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Black ceramic cup with textured surface on a light gray background Dark brown ceramic cup on a light beige background
Bark Charred Brown Glazed Ceramic Cup - 7cm x 7cm
R 600.00
R 600.00
R 600.00
R 600.00
Vintage ceramic cup with a textured surface on a beige background Small ceramic cup with a textured surface on a beige background
Chawan Bronze Smoke Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 11cm x 18cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Vintage ceramic cup with textured surface on a beige background Small ceramic cup with textured surface on a neutral background
Drift Bone Ash Glazed Ceramic Cup - 9cm x 9cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Brown ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a neutral background Brown ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a neutral background
Echo Riverbend Patina Glazed Ceramic Server - 14cm x 36cm
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
Black ceramic vase on a light gray background Black ceramic cup with a circular hole on a beige background
Edge Coal Glazed Ceramic Pourer - 11cm x 9cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Ceramic cup with textured surface on a plain background Ceramic cup with a textured surface on a plain background
Elm Charred Green Glazed Ceramic Cup - 11cm x 8cm
R 600.00
R 600.00
R 600.00
R 600.00
Black ceramic cup with textured surface on a gray background Black ceramic bowl on a gray background
Forge Coal Glazed Ceramic Cup - 8cm x 12cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Textured ceramic cup on a beige background Textured ceramic cup on a plain background
Grove Charred Green Glazed Ceramic Cup - 8cm x 9cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Ceramic cup with a textured surface on a plain background Ceramic cup with a textured surface on a plain background
Haze Ash Mist Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 8cm x 13cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Ceramic bowl with textured surface on a beige background Ceramic bowl with textured surface on a beige background
Hearth Riverbend Ash Glazed Server - 16cm x 30cm
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
R 2,100.00
Speckled green and brown ceramic cup on a beige surface Ceramic cup with speckled green and brown glaze on a beige background
Lichen Moss Speckle Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 8cm x 10cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Black ceramic teapot on a beige background Black ceramic cup with a handle on a beige background
Moro Charred Green Glazed Ceramic Pourer - 7cm x 9cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Vintage ceramic cup with a textured surface on a beige background Rustic ceramic cup with textured surface on a beige background
Rauk Charred Green Glazed Ceramic Pourer - 7cm x 10cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a beige background Ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a plain background
Speckle Ashen Smoke Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 10cm x 15cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a plain background Ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a beige background
Stonewash Riverbend Ash Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 10cm x 19cm
R 1,400.00
R 1,400.00
R 1,400.00
R 1,400.00
Small ceramic cup with textured surface on a plain background Small ceramic cup with textured surface on a plain background
Strata Ash Fade Glazed Ceramic Cup - 9cm x 10cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Handmade ceramic cup with textured surface on a neutral background Handmade ceramic cup with textured surface on a plain background
Tufa Ash Glazed Ceramic Cup - 11cm x 12cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Black ceramic bowl on a light gray background Black ceramic bowl on a light gray background
Umber Coal Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 12cm x 20cm
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00
Green ceramic cup with speckled texture on a light gray background Small ceramic cup with a textured surface on a plain background
Verdant Forest Green Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 9cm x 12cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Small ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a plain background Ceramic bowl with a textured surface on a plain background
Willow Warm Ash Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 8cm x 14cm
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
R 800.00
Black ceramic bowl on a plain background Black ceramic bowl on a light gray background
Ridge Coal Glazed Ceramic Bowl - 12cm x 20cm
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00
R 1,100.00

A VESSEL FOR LIFE

These ceramics aren’t mass-made or factory-perfect. They hold time, effort, and evidence of the process. They’re made to be used, lived with, and kept.

Each vessel tells a story, not just the story of Mick Haigh, but the story of the clay, the fire, and the hands. Vessels carry things: nourishment, water, memories.

They live in our homes – silently, steadily – shaping the rhythm of our lives in ways we barely notice, but would feel deeply if they were gone.

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CLAY FROM THE RIVERBANK

Mick begins with clay collected by hand from the riverbank near his home in the Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal. After soaking and sieving out roots and larger stones, the finer grit is left in, not as a flaw, but as a feature. These fragments connect each piece to the place it came from.

SHAPED BY HAND AND WHEEL

Each form is made using a manual kick wheel and shaped further by wire cutting, hand-building, and stretching clay over canvas. There are no templates. No rush. Just repetition, balance, and a quiet trust in the material.

FIRED BY FLAME

Mick uses a traditional wood-fired Anagama kiln, an old method that gives each piece its unpredictable surface. Flames sweep through the kiln for days, leaving their trace behind. Ash lands on the clay and melts into a glaze; fire wraps around each piece, adding marks that can't be repeated.