Chopstick Rest Mittens | Ryoko Kimura

These adorable vessels, shaped like tiny shoes, hats, sweaters, and dresses, make your heart flutter with the question, "Which one should I choose?"—just like picking out clothes for a paper doll. Their palm-sized forms are like peering into a miniature world. The soft texture of the clay adds a comforting warmth to their prettiness, gently soothing your heart just by looking at them.

What is cherished in the creative process is the very honest desire to have fun making things. This feeling and excitement from the creator give the vessels a warm, expansive, and gentle expression.

The works gradually come to life, embodying those small, lovely things encountered in daily life, preserving those fleeting "heart-flutters" in the heart. The soft, reddish hue that gently appears on the fired clay also adds a tender expression, creating a subtle charm within their rustic simplicity.

Whether you place your favorite small snacks on them or gently rest your cherished accessories, these vessels bring quiet joy to the landscape of your life during such small moments. Every time you catch sight of them, they will tickle your heart a little, and such small moments of happiness will likely increase in your daily life.

As each item is handmade, there are individual differences in color, shape, thickness, size, weight, glaze unevenness, glaze pooling, and subtle variations in pattern and placement. Also, some items may have differences in glaze application, crazing, pinholes, or iron spots (black dots), but these do not affect their use. Please enjoy them as unique expressions characteristic of handmade items. We cannot choose which specific item you receive, but we hope you look forward to its arrival. If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact us before shipping, and we can email you separate photos.