height 21cm, blue colour Colm"s designs are all hand thrown, hand built and hand made creating a modern celtic feel. Colm"s designs are all hand thrown, hand built and hand made, come in strong colours, deep reds and rich blues with sweeping shapes creating a modern celtic feel. The high gloss finish is achieved by firing his work in a gas fired kiln to porcelain temperatures which not only adds to the aesthetic beauty of his work but also makes it suitable for use in ovens, microwaves and dishwashers. Colm was born in Dublin in February 1969. In his early years he attended Mrs Carroll"s craft courses in the Pine Forest during the summer holidays and it was here that he first fell in love with creating objects from clay. His initial choice of career was Hotel Management which led to two years studying in Switzerland and a subsequent two years working on the QE2. When Colm returned to Dublin in 1993 he felt his heart was still drawn back to the memories of his summers making pottery. He then embarked on a succession of in depth courses with various leading Irish based potters. As Colm de Ris is hand-made pottery the Glaze, etc. will vary.