Starfishlyclay.com is my online shop that features my limited edition, artisanal hand-thrown ceramic works.
Taking bespoke orders!
Starfishlyclay.com is my online shop that features my limited edition, artisanal hand-thrown ceramic works.
Taking bespoke orders!
““The creative adult is the child who survived.” — Ursula Leguin”
Is there a piece of pottery you wish to create for your home, your business, your best friend or your client ?
Perhaps you need a whole set of something you see in my collection or my gallery?
I know I sell out of things! If I do, you can always put in a restock or custom order!
I love collaborations!
Custom Orders for Christmas Gifts are taken between August and early October
(the latest please.)
*Please note my work is hand made. Variation in design and sizes is unavoidable. :)
Custom Orders are Open. Timeline to completion is 7-8 weeks.
email: linhly@shaw.ca
So thankful to have had a chance to work with Lauren and Tasha from foxglovestudio.ca.
I created vases and rice bowls for them to use in their floral art. I can’t wait to see how my vessels will be used!!!
A collection of 3 planters were commissioned. The pieces were 5”w x 4”h. Patterns from my Octopus Ink and Pink Champagne Collection was requested. So much fun to make these. I will try to make some for my shop.
These planters are for www.ashandnate.etsy.com from Shawnigan Lake, BC. These planters will be encased in macrame!
A set of cups were ordered for a lady to send to a friend in the US. If I’ve sold out of something. Feel free to put in a custom order. This is the only way I can think of to avoid disappointing my customers.
If I’ve sold out of any products. Please contact me, I would love to make it for you!
I created a beautiful collection of marbled drip plates for Calgary candle company: https://costasavanna.com
They make geometric candles with pleasantly complex aromas.
Currently working on some teapots for a client…It’s been difficult but very rewarding!
I had a request to create a knitting tray. A place for your knitting needles and your phone. I thought it was such a great idea!
Created 24 soap dishes for https://bloombody.ca a Calgary based duo who create soaps and spa products that smell so divine!
Worked on a special Mother’s Day collaboration with kokedama.ca. I made a collection of humidity bowl for our Kokedama Orchid!
Dish Set for WJ. 2 Pasta Bowls, 2 six inches dishes, 2 eight inch dishes and 2 XL Cereal Bowls. Thanks so much for the commission!
Dinner sets are available for pre-orders anytime. Takes 7-10 weeks to complete!
I was commissioned to create four 6” vases by a bride as a gift for her four bridesmaids. What an amazing, generous gift!
Love these alien like forms. They are commissioned ashtrays that are inspired by Ashtray Cups by Seth Rogen’s Gloop Ashtray Cups.
Transparent Vase(s) commissioned by Holt Renfrew Canada.
A lovely new bride came in with her mother to put an order for a 30 pc dish set. So happy I was able to complete the project within 7 weeks.
Commission for a simple chopstick holder. Based on something Sarah Jessica Parker owns in her kitchen.
The only customization I offer for small orders is gold embossing AFTER a piece is completed. (Because anything can break, chip, crack during the 8 step process of pottery making.) Please note: gold embossed work must be hand washed. Cost of Gold Embossing is $25 for up to 10 characters. $50 for 11- 20.
Created a custom design for a dozen vases for an Edmonton based floral company, https://www.thelittleflowertruck.ca
A collection of four transparent Vases. Made for HOLT RENFREW Calgary. There may be a few on my website to purchase. Pre-orders take 5-8 weeks. to fill.
Just in time for Christmas 2023. I created 24 amorphous shaped candle vessels for Krista Hermanson Design in Calgary.
https://www.kristahermansondesign.com
I love this bowl so much because it allows me to embrace Wabi Sabi. Imperfections abound in this bowl: uneven glaze, pock marks. Gold lustre make this bowl super special.
Suminagashi Ramen Bowls. An order for a lovely gentleman of a noodle lover.
XL Pasta Bowls in the Octopus Ink Design. Thanks so much DP!
So proud of where my clay babies ended up! So dreamy!
Arrangements available at www.foxglovestudio.ca
Can’t wait to create more work for Foxglove Studio!
My Octopus Ink Rice Bowl holding the most fantastical flowers!
Made some cake stands for @chicthemsandbuttercream!
They are now one of my favorite forms to make!
A set of Octopus pasta bowls for a lovely Calgary client!
This client ordered two cups and 2 planters. I don’t have everything in stock. Putting in a special order is a great way to insure I can fill clients’ wishes!=
Kintsugi as Astrology Signs. I’m sad to say, I have to retire my Kintsugi Inspired Collection. The glaze I used has been discontinued.
Embrace 16 oz Candle holders for @moodrevival. So happy with this collection.
So proud of this little frog head planter for a client who is currently in love with frogs!
Kintsugi Cappuccino Cups with saucer made for a lovely lady. It’s a gift for her boyfriend in time for Valentines!
I was contacted by a board member of the Association of Women Lawyers of Calgary to create pottery as a gift to departing board members. I created these planters as well as dessert plates for them.
A Mother’s Day Commission from a loving father and husband. So fun to make! Love how dramatic they are!
Love this yearly Mother’s Day Collab with Kokedama.ca. We sold out this year! xoxo 2022!!!
A commission for tea mugs and tea canister created for a gift from a loving son to his parents for their anniversary.
Beautiful set of berry bowls for a beautiful lady. So fun to poke holes in ceramics. Summer colours to evoke the freshness of summer berries.
Commission for Imperial Oil SSHE. An order of 51 handmade mugs including 13 x schooners, 13 tall mugs, 13 Mega Mugs, 11 Cappuccino Mugs. Corporate Gifts.
Brass Corporate Stamps can be ordered! It often takes 4-6 weeks for a stamp to arrive. Pottery cannot be made until stamp arrives. Stamps costs $100-$150 to make. Imperial Oil SSHE ordered 40 mugs and bought extra for insurance of survival.
Urns were commissioned for the most beautiful family who lost their mother to brain cancer much too soon.
This was a commission to create an urn planter. The lid can also act as a stand. What a great idea that makes so much sense!
Special Order a mug anytime.
A very lovely lady commissioned a set of pasta and snack bowls. Snack bowls are 4” wide and pasta bowls are 8.5” wide.
Some more custom orders for planters in my Kintsugi inspired collection.
5”w x 4”h.
A very lovely lady from Comox, BC ordered a set of dishes from me: 4 cereal bowls, 4 dessert plates and 4 dinner plates!
Always taking re-stock orders.
A set of 3 dog angel urns were ordered for a sweet dog named Sox (2007-2020). Rest in Love little guy.
Always working on pre-orders. These are going to Saskatchewan.
Worked on a collection of 40 Mugs for Scotia Bank Sisterhood of Investments.
A beautiful restock order of pyramidal vases for Foxglove Studios! They are one of my favourite teams to work with!
My last collaboration with Foxglove Studios. I will miss working with them! Due to the increased costs of supplies. I am no longer able to fulfill wholesale orders.
In desperate pain in early 2022, I met Dr. Grant Cummings my chiropractor. I gave him a handmade mug to thank him for helping me recuperate. He and his wife loved the mug and commissioned a 36 pc dinner set from me. It was a dream come true to work on such a large commission for a family!
A lovely couple came into ask me to create some hand made canisters for their new granite counter top. They had accidentally dropped one of their old canisters which they owned for 20 years. They were true pottery enthusiasts!
4 Beer Schooners for a WY. They are 6 inches high and 3” wide and super heavy duty!
A beautiful ashtray bowl with lid was also commissioned by WY.
Embrace Bowls and Plates finished in time for Christmas! Pre-Order on my website! Pre-Orders take 5-8 weeks to complete.
Three years later and I’m still making vases for Fox Glove Studios Fine Art floral collection!