Two swan necks arch off the rim of a tall black vase. The clay is the thick, sticky kind that fires black, and the scales running down the body come from the lizard skins and other natural textures Warshawsky keeps coming back to. Layered reactive glazes catch in them.

Talia Warshawsky makes contemporary ceramics that look like they were dug up in ancient Mesopotamia. She trained in Mashiko, Japan, where the pottery taught her to step away from perfection, and she traces her heritage to Morocco, whose art and culture run through her work. Before clay she spent ten years designing textiles, which is where her love of texture comes from. She works in London, and every piece keeps the marks of her hand.

SHOP Talia Warshawsky