Hand Handle Ceramic Carafe/Vase Platters Ana María Hernández fires each

Ana María Hernández fires each copita with pochote wood — an ancient Oaxacan technique from her studio in Atzompa that leaves traces of smoke and shadow on every surface

No coating

Use it for salt

The 2oz version is photographed showing finish

Hand Handle Ceramic Carafe/Vase Platters Ana María Hernández fires eachA handle shaped like a hand. A vessel that asks to be touched. Francisco Martnez forms each Hand Handle Ceramic Carafe at Taller Pitao Copycha in Oaxaca's Central Valleys the exterior left completely unglazed so the natural clay structure, grain, and earth color stay exposed. The hand shaped handle is both functional and quietly poetic. Use it for water, mezcal, or cut stems. It holds anything with the same unhurried grace.