Hag Stone Vessel

Hag Stone Vessel

Wheel-Thrown Portal Pot 16cm high

Hag stones are naturally formed stones with a hole worn clean through them by water and time. Found along shorelines and riverbeds, they have long been considered protective talismans in British and Celtic folklore.

Traditionally, a hag stone was hung by a doorway, tied to a bedpost, or carried in a pocket. It was believed to ward off ill fortune, protect against unwanted spirits, and allow the holder to “see beyond” the ordinary world when looking through the hole.

They are stones shaped not by force - but by persistence. By the slow patience of water.

These wheel-thrown vessels are inspired by that same portal form.

Each pot is thrown on the wheel and altered while soft to create a central opening - a symbolic threshold. A place to look through. A space to consider what sits beyond.

The smooth, stone-like glaze references weathered rock and shoreline finds. The form is simple, grounded, tactile - echoing the quiet strength of natural hag stones.

This piece functions as:
• A symbolic portal vessel
• A contemplative shelf piece
• A minimalist altar object
• A reminder of protection and perspective

Wheel-thrown and individually finished in my studio. Each portal opening forms organically - no two are ever identical.

For those drawn to shoreline stones, quiet protection, and the idea that sometimes the smallest opening can shift how we see the world.