Duke Doyle ceramic lamp by a foggy studio window
✦ ceramic lamps & pottery

Duke Doyle

Two carved globe ceramic lamps glowing warm
The Lime + The CoconutLamps named by @petey_gibson
Squat bowl lamp with woven raffia shade
The World's OysterLamp named by @laurenlapkus
Dark spiral lamp with tole shade
Agamemnon, AgamemnoffLamp named by @amutepiggy
Wide cone lamp with amber pleated shade
There's An Upside To The DownsideLamp named by @laurawimerjewell
Stacked geometric cube lamp with drum shade
LightochondriaLamp named by @dancetherapbruhl
Speckled blue amber lamp with pink pleated shade outdoors
Powdered DonutLamp named by @timonberns
Carved leaf feather pattern lamp with linen pleated shade
Beach CombLamp named by @ricsyberg
Textured bulb lamp with purple striped shade
A Jolly Holiday With MaryLamp named by @amutepiggy
Celadon ribbed beehive lamp with green tole shade
The Dairy QueenLamp named by @elleapea and @dldoyle161
Organic lumpy form lamp with orange pleated shade
Blood, Sweat & TiersLamp named by @absdayout
Blue teardrop lamp with double tier parchment shade
Careful Now, PhyllisNamed by @johnfrattalone
Ceramic lamp
SylviaLamp named by @timonberns
Ceramic lamp
Weave Me AloneLamp named by @buffalolodge_nz
Ceramic lamp
Bump In The NightLamp named by @spacegirlk
Ceramic lamp
StalaglightLamp named by @jessechimes
Triangle totem lamp sculpture closeup detail
— hand built bases —

Sculptural Lamps

Using different hand building techniques, Duke has been exploring stacking forms with repeated geometric motifs.

Step OneHand-built construction Step TwoIncised geometric carving Step ThreeGlaze & fire
Stacked geometric cube lamp full shot with drum shade
SnakeEyes!Lamp named by @petey_gibson
Ribbed cylinder totem lamp side angle warm light
Minneapolis and St. PaulLamp named by @dansamiljan
Ribbed cylinder totem lamp front glowing warm
Minneapolis and St. PaulLamp named by @dansamiljan
— how it’s made —

The Lamp Making Process

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Throw or Build

Lamp bases are thrown on the wheel or hand-built.

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Dry & Carve

Slow dried and carved by hand when the clay becomes leather hard.

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Bisque & Glaze Fire

Bisque fired, then glazed and fired again to cone 10.

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Shades & Wires

Shades sourced to be in dialogue with the base, hardware chosen, and lamp wired by hand.

— tableware —

Made to be used

Duke makes vases, bowls, plates, mugs, juicers and teapots built for daily use. Some wheel-thrown, some hand built. Every piece is one of a kind.

Full shelf display of ceramic collection
The CollectionBowls, plates & vessels · Various glazes
Handmade ceramic mugs
MugsWheel-thrown
Stack of dark stoneware bowls side on
Stripe PlatesSlab-built
Striped slab plates top-down
Stacked BowlsUnglazed exterior
Four ocean blue ceramic citrus reamers
Ocean ReamersBlue glaze series
Handmade ceramic mug with textured glaze
Small MugWheel-thrown
Fifteen speckled white bowls arranged on table
Bowl RunSpeckled White Glaze
Speckled celadon teapot in kitchen
Celadon TeapotWheel-thrown
Flat lay of mixed bowls and plates on wood
Serving Bowl SeriesCarved and Glazed
Handmade ceramic mug with ribbed texture
MugWheel-thrown
Raw terracotta lamp body with hand-carved lines in studio
— in the studio —

Creative Process

Duke relishes the artistic freedom he feels when doing pottery. Risk taking and lifelong learning are at the center of his work. He also loves the physical timeline pottery creates. With each piece he works on, a moment in time is captured - a creative impulse is made into a permanent object. Duke Doyle Pottery is meant to be living history of a growing artist.

Hands holding raw terracotta bowl with woven texture
Woven BowlStamped terracotta · Pre-fire
Four terracotta bowls with grey slip swirls
Slip-Swirl BowlsTerracotta · Grey slip · Pre-fire
Square dish with maze labyrinth carved pattern
Labyrinth DishIncised maze pattern · Pre-fire
Pottery
— available now —

The shop

Reach out to buy a one-of-a-kind handmade piece. And if you're not seeing what you want in the shop, get in touch.

Salt dishes — group shot Salt dish — detail with salt

Small Pinched Dish

Serving Bowl — main shot Serving Bowl — detail

Serving Bowl

Ribbon Serving Bowl — main shot Ribbon Serving Bowl — detail

Ribbon Serving Bowl

Serving Bowl-atter — main shot Serving Bowl-atter — detail

Serving Bowl-atter

Green & White Mug — main shot Green & White Mug — detail

Green & White Mug

Blue & Red Mug — main shot Blue & Red Mug — detail

Blue & Red Mug

Matte White Mug — main shot Matte White Mug — detail

Matte White Mug

Spotted Mug — main shot Spotted Mug — detail

Spotted Mug

Carved Mug — main shot Carved Mug — detail

Carved Mug

Pinched Bowl — main shot Pinched Bowl — detail

Pinched Bowl

Buddy Bud Vases — main shot Buddy Bud Vases — detail

Buddy Bud Vases

— get in touch —

Commissions

Duke takes commissions with the caveat that pottery is a surprising and slow process. Things often come out different than you expect, but you will only pay if you love it.

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