This hand thrown and painted plate by artist Steve Duffy depicts flocks of dunlin flying above a row of weathered groynes upon a shingle beach.
The piece entitled Birds of a Feather in painted in cobalt blues on an off white glaze and uses a resist method of decoration to give an interesting speckled background.
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Living in Rye on the East Sussex coast, artist and potter Steve Duffy is never far away from the inspiration for many of his creations.
Coming from a family with rich sea faring traditions, it perhaps not surprising that his work is imbued with strong coastal imagery.
Handmade in the UK
Size: Ø 34cm