Civil Stoneware Big Little Cahaba Bowl

Alabama rivers are home to the most diverse collection of freshwater mussels in all of North America, with 180 species to be exact. Civil Stoneware honors their life’s work by incorporating them into a clay body that represents their little clam-shaped homes best. The empty shells are collected on the banks of the Little Cahaba River and fired into these pieces called the Little Cahaba Bowl.

Using the ancient Japanese technique of Raku firing, Civil Stoneware is able to preserve the integrity of each shell in the final piece.

SIZE: 10” diameter