Coarse Tale is a sculptural vessel handcrafted by Canadian artist Karen Quirion. Inspired by nature and brutalist architecture, this watertight vessel is both functional and sculptural. Coarse Tale is made from an earthy-colored stoneware with grog and has been twice-fired. The exterior finish is unglazed.

Karen is a self-taught ceramicist working essentially with clay. All of her pieces are hand-built through techniques of coiling, pinching and slab building. Exploring the boundaries of rigidity in their nature, her ceramics are the result in an experiment of deconstruction through organic forms.