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Small round ceramic plate with a hand-painted white flower and leaf design on a warm pale brown background with an exposed clay rim. Closeup of Small round ceramic plate with a hand-painted white flower and leaf design on a warm pale brown background with an exposed clay rim. Hand painting a white greenery and tulip motif on a pale warm brown ceramic plate.

Hand Painted Cake Plate,
Tulip Crown

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Our smallest plate in “Tulip Crown,” designed by founder Alex Matisse and hand-applied by East Fork painters. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

Color: Fawn Core
Available Color options
This item is made to order and ships within 2–4 weeks. Return Policy
Founded by Potters
Founded by Potters
Made In Asheville, NC
Made In Asheville, NC
Regionally Sourced Clay
Regionally Sourced Clay
Dishwasher & Microwave Safe
Dishwasher & Microwave Safe

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A Living Tradition

From One Maker’s Brush to Another

Hand painting was part of East Fork’s earliest years, when founder Alex Matisse decorated pots using techniques he learned as an apprentice. Today, motifs drawn from that history are painted by a small team of East Fork makers, carrying a practice rooted in apprenticeship into its next generation.

A Return To Our Roots

A Return To Our Roots

Intricate botanical motifs were a regular feature of East Fork’s earliest work, but fell away as our collection evolved and simplified. In 2026, Alex returned to painting and made the design that became the precursor to today’s Tulip Crown motif.

Passing It On

Passing It On

Today, Alex trains a small team of East Fork painters in our factory. Through practice and repetition, each painter learns the same motif, developing the muscle memory and confidence that only comes from doing something again and again.

Small Batch

Small Batch

Each piece is painted individually, so production moves at the pace of the people making it. Some are made in small batches, others painted to order. The pace is part of the process.

Signed By The Painter

Signed By The Painter

Turn each piece over and you’ll find the personal maker’s mark of the person who painted it. Lucky customers may even receive one made and signed by Alex Matisse.

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Side round ceramic plate with a hand-painted olive green leaf wreath and floral design on a cream background with an exposed clay rim.

Side Plate, Tulip Crown

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Dinner round ceramic plate with a hand-painted white leaf wreath and floral design on a blue-grey background with an exposed clay rim.

Dinner Plate, Tulip Crown

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Medium ceramic shallow bowl with a hand-painted white leaf border on a pale warm brown interior and exterior with an exposed clay rim.

Everyday Bowl, Tulip Crown

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Warm off-white ceramic mug with a hand-painted olive green leaf motif and exposed clay base on a plain white background.

The Mug, Tulip Crown

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An overhead view of a table with hand painted dinnerware, silverware, napkin, and a coupe glass.
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Full Circle

“From the moment that East Fork started veering away from our roots, I was thinking about how to connect it back. I had some fear in trying to do something that was so of the hand in the context of what we’ve built. It came together with a surprising amount of ease.”- Alex Matisse, Founder & CEO

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Rachel and Alex in a pottery studio sitting and painting on ceramic plates.

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Small ceramic ramekin in a warm off-white color with an unglazed rim A closeup of a ceramic plate in a warm off-white color featuring iron speckles

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Medium ceramic ramekin in a warm off-white color with an unglazed rim A closeup of a ceramic plate in a warm off-white color featuring iron speckles

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  • Monica Z.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    I choose East Fork because... Quality craftsmanship, Stylish Assortment
    Which color did you purchase? Panna Cotta
    What do you love about this piece? Color
    Did you receive or give as gift? Purchased for myself
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 days ago
    So pretty!

    A great addition to my set of cake plates

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  • Stephanie D.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    I choose East Fork because... Quality craftsmanship
    Which color did you purchase? Panna Cotta
    What do you love about this piece? Quality
    Did you receive or give as gift? Gave as a gift
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Gorgeous!!

    Beautiful platter and cake plates

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