Woodland Creatures Chess Set

Woodland creatures Ceramic Chess Set

This hand-built ceramic chess set turns the board into a woodland gathering, where wide-eyed creatures face one another across a carpet of fallen leaves! Each figure is individually sculpted and painted, with tiny variations in expression and posture that give every piece its own quiet personality.
The board itself is richly decorated with leaf tiles and border, grounding the set in an autumnal, storybook world. Both playable and display-worthy, this is a one-of-a-kind chess set made for slow games, curious hands, and people who like their strategy served with a little enchantment!

► Sculpted entirely by hand from ceramic stoneware clay, fired to 1200 degrees and finished with oxide washes, glazes and acrylics.

► Dimensions approx - 13 inches square

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MY PROCESS

I hand sculpt all of my pieces from ceramic stoneware clay. Either via coiling or slab building techniques. 
Each piece is then dried until leather hard and the clay can be worked on and details added. Further controlled drying takes place to ensure a piece doesn't crack and all the moisture has evaporated.
A first 6 hour kiln firing takes place up to 1000 degrees C then cooled down so decoration such as oxides, underglazes and glazes can be added. A second firing over 8 hours is then done up to 1220 degrees C and finally once cooled I finish many of my pieces by hand painting a cold finish such as acrylics and lustre.

Each piece is carefully constructed and decorated making each one completely unique to you!

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Original design by ©Lucy Jake Ceramics 2026