'er laueyn' is the manifestation and creative embodiment for ceramicist Luke Lawrence Kirkman; showcasing works & conducting explorative dialogue with development towards comprehensive projects and concepts outside his personal ceramic output._
manx gaelic translation
The title coined from language of his homeland, Manx Gaelic (Yn Ghaelg) is a source to form a primary foundation - cementing a sentimental attachment through identity & heritage paired with the term of his craft & artistry. 
2nd Collection - February 2026:
‘Petiole Forage Vessels’
An exploration into arrangement; a harmony between plant & vessel.
Inspired & conceptualised from a series of works by artist Lucio Fontana, the forms share a design quality of 18th century flower bricks - these objects aim to offer creative freedom with additions of a diverse range of plant life.
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Collection Catalogue (30 of 93 total):
Collection Synopsis
‘Petiole’
In botany, the petiole is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem.
Studying & exploring the petiole as an avenue of refining and reducing scale opposing to typically large arrangements, the influential practice of Ikebana brings a refined combination between flower & vase that has been contextualised into Petiole Forage Vessels.
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Conceptualisation
An evoked response to the premise of Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto spaziale (Spatial Concept), 1966' and a particular ‘pen & India ink drawing marked as no. 3449/4'.
Lucio's pierced 'Buchi' (holes) offered a guided principle as a form of interaction; comprising these as to create a source of engagement with function to the works.
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Intention
"The intention was always creating beautiful objects that felt non-obtrusive; to occupy space with beauty yet not affect social interaction or not be confined to the space on tables, mantles and surfaces. Freedom to roam."
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Story
Finding myself restricted & resorting to small glass trinkets to host miniature bouquets, this was the push to explore avenues for housing these particular floral styles with a particular attention to a minimised scale.
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Sentiment
"I find great joy in the sentiment that not only will each piece be one-of-one, but the owner will add their own inclusions making it their own. Every piece will vary depending on the where they are in the world; their walks, environments, seasons, plant choices, their eye & also creativity."
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Motive
"The motive for this collection is for people to perceive the world a little differently - being out in the world with light sense of stimulus & therapeutic activity, stumbling or seeking beauty that would often be overlooked. To bring home a piece of nature that could be a new home as to highlight and enjoy neglected beauty.
I like to think of the petiole as memento's or souvenir's from daily dog walks, hikes, and to be actively enjoyed when returned home."
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Wedding / Occasion Commission
With the core of the collection centring around social interaction with the inspiration of ‘runners’ stemming from long table formats - if you would like a personal commission of a bespoke set, please contact through the enquiry page and we will reply promptly.
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Process
"Kurinuki was a key technique throughout the range of work; slicing the shapes & hollowing out forms as to not disrupt a surface quality or shape made from the original proportions as per the cut or moulded basis."
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Design & Structure
"I believe I subconsciously designed each of the vessels as lidded forms as to differentiate them from objects of nature itself. To enhance a notion that the works have been formed by hand with a distinct 'function' yet be able to blend into a natural landscape"
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Arrangements & Additions
The collection possesses great creative versatility for every individual to utilise in their own way. The nature of the collection embodies a potential to form ‘sets’ that coexist and elevate one another; as pairs, trios & groups of variable pairings.
Each perforation tailors to host multiple stem sizes with many varied styles and approaches to try with each potential arrangement.
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Guidelines & Usage
Each lid offers a reversible design to allow more freedom to the creative preference; based on variation & layout of perforations along with overall aesthetic. Both variations are showcased in the images provided with each of the items.
Find our arrangement guide here.
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Floral Index
Almost the complete majority of petiole shown were handpicked - find our reference, journey & further context from the time of picking in our updated index here.
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Sustainability
"Sustainability has always been at the heart of the collection. Not to oppose lavish store-bought bouquets, but to reduce our environmental footprint and foster the act of mindful foraging. The most minute addition can create the most enticing display, less is truly more."
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Plantable Business Cards
All ‘er laueyn’ business cards are made from discarded paper with additional wildflower seeds. These can be planted and returned to in flourishing seasons to be picked for your personal ceramic wares.
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Categories & Variations
‘Miniatures’
With a specific size & scale as a means to offer a subtle floral addition to any setting throughout the household (equally restaurants & café's). These unintrusive yet incredibly effective pieces can notably be paired to create 'sets' within & throughout spaces.
‘Runners’
Designed to coincide with elongated and rectangular dining tables. Running with a low height through the centre of dining arrangements - embodying a meadow path for social occasions & home-setting placements.
‘Bricks’
A term and style coined from traditional delft style popularised in 18th century. These pay homage to the historic flower bricks as a modernised, rustic & earthly variation with a lidded adaptation.
‘Lidded Cubes & Columns’
Cornered profiles with a differed aesthetic to its more rugged & textured brick' counterparts.
‘Frogs’
A further modernistion to a traditional ceremonial & ritualistic form - a range of variations and sizes were explored through the collection.
‘Ponds’
Rounded & hollow forms resembling a body of water with surrounding vegetation.
Moodboard & Inspiration
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'no. 3449/4'
LUCIO FONTANA
pen and ink drawing
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Devils Tower
WYOMING
Climbers scaling the national monument
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Study For Meschers (1951)
ELLSWORTH KELLY
cut-and-pasted printed paper. 19 ½ x 19 1/2” (49.5 × 49.5cm)
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Phase of Nothingness
NOBUO SEKINE
cut stone
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Two White Trees In Green Valley
uknown photographer
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A P 4 (2003)
JULIJE KNIFER
acrylic on canvas
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Lucio Fontana
ph. UGO MULAS
Demonstrating his technique of puncturing canvas
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Situations
KISHIO SUGA
concrete blocks, exhibited 2016-2017
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The Wait (1930-1935)
JOANNE LEONARD
Depicting the artist’s grandmother preparing for a tea party that never happened, as the guests were delayed or failed to arrive
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The Gate in the Gorge
RICHARD SERRA
Eight steel plates installed in a natural gorge in the Forst Buchenberg, near the town of Meschede, Germany
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Galleting
NORFOLK
Primarily functional to protect mortar from weathering and add structural stability by filling gaps. It also serves as a decorative, textured finish
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Fairy Ring
MARASMIUS OREADES
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms
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Stonehenge after Thomas Hardy (1946)
BILL BRANDT
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Palladian Bridge
PRIOR PARK, BATH
Designed by the poet Alexander Pope and landscape gardener Capability Brown for Ralph Allen.
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Twenty-Eight Red Brick Line (1968)
CARL ANDRE
A key piece in the integral exhibition of the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York in October 1968, while was a benefit for the Student Mobilisation Committee To End The War in Vietnam.
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Howgill Fells
YORKSHIRE DALES, ENGLAND
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Nordic Pavillion
SVERRE FEHN
Venice Biennale
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Untitled
FAUSTI MELOTTI
Exhibited at Hauser & Wirth
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Untitled from The International Avante-Garde (volume I) (1962)
LUCIO FONTANA
Print: etching (10.2 × 7.5 × 0 inch)
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Mortar (ph.2022)
EXHIBITED AT MANX MUSEUM
ancient stone pestle & mortar
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Suprematism with Eight Red Rectangles (1915)
KAZIMIR MALEVICH
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Sculpture (1959-1977)
CARL ANDRE
published by Jaap Rietman (1978)
exhibition catalogue, 88 pages
Show Their New Homes
Tying into the collection's sentiment (ref. in synopsis), we would love to see each individual encompassing their own artistic vision with the pieces they have purchased from the range - send us an image of their new home with your added influence.
Express yourself & aesthetic, we would be thrilled to build a series of imagery to share; and equally enjoying seeing them find their place in the world.
‘Writings’:
Previous Works | featured
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f.05 | 'fea ayns corree'
‘Calm Tempest’
(2021)
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f.66 | 'Slab Cloie'
‘Rock Slab’
(2025)
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f.03 | Cooinaghtyn y Vark Vanninagh
‘Memoirs of Manx bark’
(2020)
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f.59 | 'plate chruittey'
‘Carved Plate’
(2025)
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f.17 | 'Aarlagh Chearnagh' (01)
‘Square Preparation / Rectangular Arrangment’ (01)
(2024)
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f.23 | 'Gareeyn Coayllyt'
‘Forged Walls’
(2024)
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f.06 | 'keayn dy lhieen vooar doo-ruy'
‘ocean of brown luster’
(2022)
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f.31 | 'vessel beg ny lhiabbee'
‘small vessel of the stalk’
(2024)
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f.44 | 'soit beeaghey stolley duillag'
‘foraging vessel of a leaf stalk’
(2025)
Extended Projects:
Seeded Business Cards & Reconstructed Paper
Based loosely on the Japanese practice of Kintsugi (金継ぎ) - the premise is to combine multiple used, unwanted & broken resources to form a core elevated outcome from its original iteration. Mainly comprised of discarded drawings, unwanted notes & excess packaging from received parcels, these are all infused with fallen petals, leaves & wildflower seeds to be made beautiful & plantable. When the business cards are no longer of use, they can be placed directly into the soil and back to the earth.
Purchasing a Petiole Forage Vessel, the intention brings a full-circle sentiment as a responsible resource — for flourishing seasons offers you to pick your own planted flowers for your personal ceramic wares.
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Figurative Linework & ‘Still Life’
Captivated by ceramic forms providing key subject matter through imagery, the inclusion of ceramic material & soil are also used as a primary resource to stain paper & canvas - conveying a relationship between the physical artwork and the ‘state of being’ that is translated from. With the figurative composition, some works convey a closely intimate focal point where the figuration may be lost and full abstraction / linework take precedence.
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Kaolin Clay Soap
Clay is found to have more than 57 trace minerals in pure form. Kaolin (China Clay/Porcelain) is utilised to formulate as a core ingredient, then paired with four conditioning essential oils. The completely natural soap is primarily focused towards providing a nourishing haircare alongside hand & body wash.
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Ingredients:
Primary: Kaolin Clay, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil. Shea Butter, Rice Water, Lye
Secondary: Rosemary Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Peppermint Oil, Peppercorn Seed
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Currently in development — two additional variations:
+ French Red Clay
+ Calcium Montorillonite Clay
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£120
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3 hours class (standard)
Clay, firing, glazing, postage & packaging/local drop-off included.
Additional fired pieces - £15 each
Additional hour - £20
(payments can be made for additions on the day)
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£180
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3 hours class (standard)
Clay, firing, glazing, postage & packaging/local drop-off included.
Additional fired pieces - £15 each
Additional hour - £20
(payments can be made for additions on the day)
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£950
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Designed to build portfolio & body of work, development towards attaining specific style outcomes & building desired skillset
(8 sessions : 1 weekly)
Includes:
Consultation & Action Plan
Full Guidance & Support
Wide range of clay bodies
Glaze Development Programme
Final Glaze (Bucket 5 litre)
1x Full Capacity Firing (bisque & final firing)
Based in South-East London & situated on the bank of the River Thames, the 220sqft space is granted an abundance of natural light through original arch windows.
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The philosophy for the space has been pieced together to foster an environment encouraging calmness and solitude that will be channeled & expressed in the works.
The studio has been a drawn outcome of productive utilitarian principles complimented with soft pensive lighting, grounding ambiance and personal decorative adornments to be enjoyed during workshops - opposing to typically bright and harsh studio environments.
Studio & Workshop Space