Dinnerware… some sample pieces

The deep blue or green and caramel combination of glazing on our Shell Beach and Caribbean Beach patterns is created through a number of steps. Slip is applied to the pots before they are dried, and while still in a leather-hard state, then they are carved. Following the bisque-fire, the work is glazed in several more steps, building up the rich final variations in colour. Our dinnerware glazes are all originals and none contain elements that will leach into foods served. They are always lead-free and safe for use in dishwashers.

Many of our glaze patterns get named when the first complete dinnerware order in that pattern goes to a customer. The Caribbean Beach pattern got its name from first being used by The Barefoot Cafe in Turks and Caicos. Shell Beach got named because we decided we wanted our own dinnerware to be this pattern. The 2010 collection is an exception to this usual approach. It, in fact, got re-named when we had a visitor make a cash purchase, and we were all struck by the similarity in the colour of money to the pattern. With each sale of an item in this pattern we like to wish the customer to always have plenty of twenties and tens on hand.

Our dinnerware requires careful planning and firing. We do our best to make sure that sets are fired together, ensuring close matching of the glaze application in the process. That said, we also love to remind our collectors that these items are each hand-made… that’s part of their stunning beauty and value. Vic actually jokes that pots are like kids…. you might make them all the same way, but they each have their unique differences. We are careful to match sizes at the time of creation too. But should you break a piece and ask for a replacement, be aware that our work continues to evolve and we really find it hard to go backwards. We’ll make pieces in your pattern for as long as we work, but there may always be some slight variations. We also ask you to remember that a dinnerware order may take more than a couple of months to get through all our different steps. Above all, we hope you’ll love your JoVic dinnerware and enjoy it for life.