Description

Peter Flanagan: Lidded Butter container with leaf design,  4” dia x 3” tall (10 x 7.5 cm)

Peter Flanagan operates a home-based studio, Okanagan Pottery, in Peachland BC. Peter studied ceramics at the Kootenay School of Art, the Banff Centre, and the University of Victoria, where he received his BA in Art History. He moved with his wife, Daphne, to the Okanagan in 1985, joining a pottery studio started in 1968 by his father-in-law, Des Loan. He produces thrown work, notably heroically-scaled chargers incorporating native clays and local materials, as well as pressed and slipcast tableware. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and has received awards and recognition in Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the USA. For more on his work, please see his website here.

What a beautiful little container to set on your dinner table! Check out the matching plate as well!