Crown Flowers are a ubiquitous part of the Israeli landscape. In the spring and early summer, they bloom in a variety of colors, from the Golan Heights in the North to the most southern areas of Israel.
Ora draws inspiration for her work from the landscape of Israel, particularly the beautiful flowers that bloom on and around her southern Judean settlement. These lovely plates are perfect for serving dessert and cake at the end of a meal or for a smaller snack during the day!
Ora creates her Israeli Crown Flower plates in her tiny studio with a unique wood mold to shape each one. The pattern presses the pattern into the wet clay before the first firing. After the first firing, she glazes each plate by hand, rendering a collection with subtle and charming variations in shade.
Her Israeli Crown Flower Dessert Plates are glazed in a rich shade of deep blue.
Her Israeli Crown Flower Plates are available as a collection or for purchase through open stock, which gives you the freedom to build your collection by mixing and matching!
- Handmade
- Dishwasher safe
- Lead-free glaze
- Hand-painted
- Safe for serving food and beverages
- 17 x 17 cm / 6.69 x 6.69 inches
- handmade
Israeli Crown Flower Dessert Plate – Green
Or Haolam means light of the world in Hebrew and Ora who creates this beautiful ceramic work prays that each piece that she makes will transmit a little special light from the Holy Land to the recipient.
Ora was born and raised in France and made Aliya (immigrated. In Hebrew Aliyah means to go up, a nod to Jewish souls returning to the Land of Israel) in the early 90s. Ora and her husband have had the privilege of raising their children in Israel and are now Saba and Savta (Grandfather and Grandmother) the next generation born in the Holy Land.
Both Ora and her husband live in southern Judea and have been working as tour guides, sharing their love of Israel and in particular Judea and Samaria with visitors from all around the world. When the global Covid-19 pandemic hit and closed borders all around the world, Ora and her husband knew that they needed to find a new way to support themselves and their family.
They had both enjoyed ceramics as a hobby in their free time and realized that quarantine was the perfect time to start a small business at home sharing their ceramics with others. Both she and her husband have been thrilled to share the creative process of designing and making unique, handmade, one-of-a-kind items to present to Lev Haolam supporters.
Or Haolam ceramics are functional art, beautiful to look at but each piece serves its purpose well. As with all handmade items, there are always small differences in glaze and finish from one piece to the next, which is what makes each item one-of-a-kind!