Orbitluma
Selected work

The Moon's Craters

Three seasons of making. Each piece is drawn, made and finished in the same room.

Large refractor telescope pointed toward distant galaxies

Asteroid Mining Potential

Thrown in one piece, then ribbed by hand while the clay is still soft.

Stoneware · 2024
Wooden observation platform with panoramic views

Lunar Eclipses

Cut from a single board and finished with an oil we rub in by hand.

Oiled oak · 2024
Vintage brass orrery showing planetary orbits

Neutron Star Properties

Pinched at the rim, so no two bowls fall quite the same way.

Porcelain · 2023
Stone bench positioned for optimal stargazing

The Oort Cloud Mystery

A woven seat stretched over a frame we cut in the workshop.

Ash and linen · 2024
Star chart printed on linen and mounted on wall

Observing the Andromeda Nebula

Dyed in small batches and hung to dry slowly, to keep the weave open.

Dyed cloth · 2023
Antique brass telescope resting on a wooden stand

Supernovas

A simple pouring shape we have been making for years, barely changed.

Earthenware · 2025
Three tripod-mounted binoculars beside the equipment station

Aurora Borealis Science

Turned while the wood is green, then left to settle before the last cut.

Beech · 2025
Wide stoneware platter with a speckled surface

Binary Star Systems

Fired twice, for a surface that keeps its speckle under daily use.

Stoneware · 2023
Paper shade lamp casting soft light on a wall

Red Giant Evolution

Folded paper over a thin brass frame, lit warm from within.

Paper and brass · 2025
Set of thrown stoneware cups on a linen cloth

Quasar Detection Methods

Made in fours, so a set always sits together on the shelf.

Stoneware · 2025

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