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A figure in green silk seated between two large globe vessels in a peach setting
Vol. 04 · Spring 2026
No. 001

Where the wild meets the carefully crafted.

Handmade ceramics: sculptural vessels and quiet, functional objects, each made one at a time.
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Touches

The signature line. A series of vases shaped by the print of a hand, quiet impressions left in the wet clay.
A globular Touches vase with orange snapdragons on an iron side table
Close detail of a Touches vase with white lilies
Overhead view of many Touches vases together
Touches: a vase shaped by the press of a hand.
The signature line
A globular raku vessel with red, blue, and pink crackled glaze on a plinth
A turquoise blue Touches vase
A red and ochre dripped Touches vase
A blue and rust Touches vase
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Vessels

Sculptural pieces: vases, urns, and forms made to be lived with and looked at.
Cherry blossom branches in a stoneware vessel
A trio of black and white raku vessels
Three square candles styled on a black side table
A model in green silk resting on a stack of raku bowls
Dried artichokes in a pale Touches vase
Blue delphiniums in a marbled vessel
Wilted orange tulips in a sandy stoneware vase
Three rounded raku vessels cradling avocado seedlings on a plinth
Red berry branches through a fluted vessel
Pink amaryllis blooms in a rust-glazed vessel
A fallen leaf draped over a glazed copper vessel
A pink footed bowl holding scabiosa and fennel
A model in mauve holding a tall narrow raku bottle
Orange tulips spilling from a black-glazed vase
A crackled raku footed bowl heaped with chartreuse celosia on a wooden bench
Each piece is shaped twice: once by my hands, and once by the slow patience of fire.
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Tableware

Plates, bowls, cups: quiet, functional objects for the small rituals of a day.
Striped indigo bowl and slim vase with white roses
A raku bowl of water with floating pink hibiscus blooms on a slate slab
A soft blue ceramic tableware set styled on a wooden table with dried branches
For the table, made to be used every day.
Tableware
Four cream and pink cups on a striped surface
Four amber-glazed bowls from above
Two cream plates stacked on a wash of white
Plate and small dishes scattered with petals
A grouping of small textured bowls
A green tableware set styled against a yellow wash
A small set arranged on weathered wood with pistachios
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About
Michal

A short note from the studio.
Michal Gelbard in her studio with a row of glazed vessels
— Michal

I make slow, quiet objects for the small rituals of a day.

My work began at a kitchen table, with a block of clay and no particular plan. Years later, it has become a daily practice: throwing in the morning, trimming in the afternoon, walking in the garden between firings to gather the things that will sit beside the finished pieces.

I am drawn to imperfect symmetry, to the moment a glaze breaks over an edge, to the way a wildflower changes the meaning of a vessel. Every object I make is a small collaboration between the soil, the season, and my own slow hands.

The studio is in Ramat Efal. Pieces are made in small batches and almost never twice.

Studio
Ramat Efal, IL
Work
Vessels & tableware
Method
Wheel-thrown, hand-finished
Signature
Touches
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Commissions open seasonally. Share a few words about what you're imagining (a vessel, a set, something for a particular room or ritual) and I'll write back within a few days.

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