Your Ceramics

Your Ceramics YourCeramics Studio - handmade vases and interior objects made by Daria Platova Hey! 👋 I'm Daria, the heart and soul of the YourCeramics Studio.

The first time I touched the clay was in 2011. It was an instant connection, and I fell head over heels in love. I love to blend different techniques: wheel throwing and hand-building, smooth and texture, shiny and matte surfaces. My passion lies in observing nature, drawing inspiration from it, and crafting unique ceramic vases and interior decor items. Each piece is slowly handmade, embodying th

e uniqueness and irreplaceability of the natural world. Just like the diverse and singular aspects of the natural environment, each of my pieces is one-of-a-kind. From the texture and form to the intricate details, these creations are designed to bring a piece of nature into your home.

In the last post, I wrote about attention.Since then, I keep noticing how often I move through the day without really be...
09/06/2026

In the last post, I wrote about attention.

Since then, I keep noticing how often I move through the day without really being there.

I used to believe that if only I became more organised, planned better, used the right tools, I would finally have enough time for what matters.

Instead, the opposite happened.
Every tool that promises to save time seems to create new things to do. Every hour that gets freed up is quickly filled again.

The speed keeps increasing.

And I keep noticing how often I move through the day on autopilot.

Thinking about work while riding my bike. Planning dinner while answering messages. Listening to a podcast while walking somewhere. Always somewhere else.

I arrive home and realise I barely noticed the journey.
What bothers me most is not being busy.

It’s the feeling of becoming more superficial.

Reading more, but understanding less. Knowing more facts, but spending less time with each thought. Moving from one thing to the next before I have fully experienced the previous one.

Do you ever feel this too? Like life keeps speeding up, while there is less and less time to really experience it?

I spent ten years measuring time in human hours. A project manager in IT. Every minute was accounted for.Then emigration...
04/06/2026

I spent ten years measuring time in human hours. A project manager in IT. Every minute was accounted for.

Then emigration. Then everything stopped. For the first time in years, I had nowhere to rush. I took out a sketchbook. I drew a flower growing along the road. I’d passed these flowers my whole life, but it was as if I’d never truly seen them.

Jenny Odell calls it «stepping off the assembly line.» I didn’t choose to step off. I was pushed.

That flower became a sculpture. Then another. Then 12. Now I’m working on 30. Not because 30 is a round number, but because 30 flowers in a room change the atmosphere of that room. And I want to see what happens when people walk through them.

It’s still cold in the Netherlands. Around 10 degrees, grey skies, wind. I keep waiting for the feeling of real spring a...
12/05/2026

It’s still cold in the Netherlands. Around 10 degrees, grey skies, wind. I keep waiting for the feeling of real spring and warmth to finally arrive.

Lately I’ve been going through photos of my older works, and it’s strange to notice how many details that now exist in my flower series were already there long before I consciously started Fragile Beauty.

At the time, I didn’t think of them as flowers.
I was simply experimenting with curves, edges, inner forms, textures. Looking for something without fully understanding what exactly I was looking for.

Now, looking back, I can see how these forms slowly grew into the work I’m making today.

Maybe ideas don’t appear all at once.
Maybe they quietly grow somewhere in the background for a long time before we finally recognise them.

Just like spring, apparently

Today I turned 39.When my mother was this age, she seemed so grown-up to me.Confident, wise, stable, knowing exactly wha...
29/04/2026

Today I turned 39.

When my mother was this age, she seemed so grown-up to me.
Confident, wise, stable, knowing exactly what she wanted.

As a child, I thought that by 40 a person should already have everything figured out.
Know what they want.
Know what they are good at.
Know how to make money.
Stand firmly on their feet.

And now I’m standing here, 39, and my reality looks very different.

Four years ago, I almost started from zero.
A new country, a new language, a new profession.
A completely different life.

It wasn’t easy.
And it changed me deeply.

Maybe this is why birthdays make me reflect more now.
On age, expectations, and reality.

Maybe my childhood idea of adulthood was too simple.
Or maybe this is what life looks like now:
starting over, changing direction, trying again, even when you thought you should already know everything.

I still often feel like I’m 25.
Maybe just a little wiser and more flexible than before.

And today, more than anything, I want to stay open to change.
Alive to my own life.
And honest with myself.

I’d be glad to read your thoughts and wishes ☺️.

BLACK FLOWERh-55, d-50 cmblack clay, glaze1150’C
18/04/2026

BLACK FLOWER
h-55, d-50 cm
black clay, glaze
1150’C

I’m happy to share that my work will be part of Kunstlijn Haarlem 2025, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year,...
28/10/2025

I’m happy to share that my work will be part of Kunstlijn Haarlem 2025, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, a long-standing tradition that connects artists and galleries across the city.

The official opening of the event, where each participating artist presents one selected work:
📍 Kunst Centrum Haarlem
🗓 Friday, October 31st at 8 PM

You can see my works at Gallery SPW59, Haarlem, during the Kunstlijn weekends:
📍 Gallery SPW59, Haarlem
🗓 November 1–2 & 8–9, 11:00–17:00

The past four months have been all about experiments. I’ve been diving deep into a new technique — testing, failing, lea...
17/10/2025

The past four months have been all about experiments. I’ve been diving deep into a new technique — testing, failing, learning, and trying again. It’s been a long process with many unpredictable turns, but also an incredibly rewarding one.

Right now, a new batch of pieces is in the kiln, and I’m holding my breath, hoping this will be the first real success I can finally share with you soon.

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