{"product_id":"avrils-watermelon-fruit-bowl","title":"Avril's Watermelon Fruit Bowl","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,500;0,9..144,700;1,9..144,500;1,9..144,700\u0026family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400\u0026family=Karla:wght@400;600;700\u0026family=Caveat:wght@600\u0026display=swap');\n.wf-wrap { max-width: 780px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; padding: 0 !important; font-family: 'Lora', Georgia, serif !important; color: #2B2B26 !important; font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.wf-wrap * { box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.wf-wrap p { margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; color: #2B2B26 !important; }\n.wf-wrap h2.wf-h { font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif !important; font-size: 27px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important; font-weight: 700 !important; 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}\n  .wf-wrap p, .wf-wrap ul.wf-list li, .wf-wrap ol.wf-steps li { font-size: 16px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap .wf-hero { padding: 24px 16px 40px 16px !important; border-radius: 18px 18px 80px 80px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap h1.wf-h1 { font-size: 27px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap .wf-nums { gap: 6px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap .wf-num b { font-size: 25px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap .wf-num span { font-size: 10px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap h2.wf-h { font-size: 23px !important; }\n  .wf-wrap table.wf-tbl { font-size: 14px !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-wrap\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-kicker\"\u003eThrown \u0026amp; painted by hand in the Vale of Evesham · The last batch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"wf-h1\"\u003eThe fruit bowl the grandchildren actually reach into.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-chip\"\u003e187 bowls left · the shed closes 30 November\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-hand\"\u003e“Six points, six forks, six grandchildren. Each one got a colour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-nums\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-num\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eforks stored in the rim\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-num\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e46\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003esummers of melons behind it\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-num\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekiln firings per bowl\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years, Avril Pinnock cut up fruit for her six grandchildren and watched it go soft in a plastic tub at the back of the fridge. After her husband Royston, who grew watermelons in his glasshouse near Pershore for 46 summers, passed away, she threw a little bowl on her wheel and painted it like one of his melons, with six coloured forks tucked into the zigzag rim. On Christmas Day 2024 the grandchildren emptied it before the turkey was out of the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, at 73, the arthritis in her hands has reached the one that holds the brush. This autumn’s firing is her last. What’s left of it is all there will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-by\"\u003eFrom The Craftsman’s Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wf-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-seed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOne hand-thrown, hand-painted ceramic watermelon bowl in the melon you choose: Crimson Red or Golden Yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-seed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSix stainless steel fruit picks with coloured ball handles (lilac, sky blue, lemon, orange, cherry and pink), already set in the six points of the rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-seed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWrapped by hand in paper and packed in a sturdy box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-seed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAvril’s 90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit is not included. Avril says the grandchildren ate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eTwo kinds of melon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-vars\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-var\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-sw wf-sw-red\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-var-t\"\u003eCrimson Red\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted like the little red melons Royston grew in his glasshouse every summer. Lime-green striped rind, a thin white band at the edge and a red inside with little black seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-var\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-sw wf-sw-yel\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-var-t\"\u003eGolden Yellow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor “the secret row,” the yellow-fleshed melons Royston grew only for the grandchildren. Same green rind and white band, with a sunny yellow inside and black seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery stripe is painted freehand, so no two bowls are exactly alike. The stripes land a little differently on each one, and the seeds are never in the same places twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eWhy it works better than a plastic tub\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eFruit where people see it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt belongs on the worktop or the table, not behind the pickle jar. What people can see is what gets eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eThe forks come with it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix stainless picks live in the rim. Pull one, eat, slide it back. No drawer, no sticky fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eEverybody has a colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren claim their colour and keep it. At parties, everyone keeps their own pick, so nobody double-dips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eLooks like a melon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobody ever walked past a watermelon. The bowl looks like something you want to reach into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eReal ceramic, fired twice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrown on the wheel, painted, glazed and fired again. Solid enough that it doesn’t tip when a pick is pulled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wf-no\"\u003e06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"wf-card-t\"\u003eSnack size, on purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne good serving at a time, eaten fresh. Then you fill it again instead of a big bowl going brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col class=\"wf-steps\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFill it.\u003c\/b\u003e Cut fruit into bite-size pieces: grapes, apple, satsumas, pear, berries, whatever is in season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePut it out.\u003c\/b\u003e On the kitchen worktop after school, on the table at teatime, on the coffee table on quiz night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePull a fork.\u003c\/b\u003e Everybody takes a ball, spears a piece and keeps their pick until the bowl is empty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRinse and refill.\u003c\/b\u003e Rinse the bowl and the picks, slide the picks back into the points, and it’s ready for tomorrow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown-ups use it, too: cheese and pineapple for guests, olives at a buffet, or a little bowl of berries next to the reading chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eA plastic tub vs. Avril’s bowl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wf-tbl\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e \u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePlastic tub in the fridge\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAvril’s watermelon bowl\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere it sits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBehind the leftovers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOn the worktop, in plain sight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSomewhere in a drawer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSix, stored in the rim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho eats from it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhoever remembers it’s there\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEverybody with a colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAt a party\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFingers and cocktail sticks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne pick per guest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBy a machine, by the million\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBy hand, 187 left\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eMade by hand in the Vale of Evesham\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvril married Royston Pinnock in 1972. Six years later they took over a market garden outside Pershore in the Vale of Evesham, and Royston planted watermelons in the glasshouse at the end, which everyone said would never grow in Worcestershire. Every summer for 46 years they did, and one row was always yellow and kept for the grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvril has thrown pots for more than twenty years, on a second-hand wheel Royston gave her for their thirtieth anniversary. After he passed in 2024, she moved the wheel and her little kiln into his empty packing shed. That December she made the first watermelon bowl, cutting the zigzag rim with his old kitchen knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bowl since has been thrown, cut, pierced, painted and fired by her. Her granddaughter Lottie runs the little online shop from her kitchen table in Worcester and takes the parcels to the post office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the arthritis in her painting hand won’t allow another firing. On 30 November, Avril closes the shed. What came out of the last firing is all there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-sig\"\u003eAvril Pinnock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-sig-sub\"\u003ePershore, Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eWhat a school dinner lady says\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I ran a primary school kitchen for 26 years. Fruit pots on a tray went in the bin. Fruit in a bowl on the side, cut up and easy to grab, disappeared. Kids eat what they can see and reach, and they love anything that’s theirs. A fork in their own colour is exactly that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-by\"\u003eMaureen Tolley, retired school cook, Evesham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNan’s kitchen worktop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter-school snacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas presents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunday lunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBridge afternoons \u0026amp; buffets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer garden parties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHousewarming gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermelon lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eQuestions people asked at the festival\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-faq-q\"\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 17.5 centimetres across and 9.5 centimetres tall. It’s a snack bowl, not a salad bowl: a good bunch of grapes, or an apple and a couple of satsumas cut up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-faq-q\"\u003eAre the picks safe for kids?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey’re small stainless steel forks with two pointed tines, so they’re made for older children and grown-ups. Avril wouldn’t give one to a toddler, and neither should you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-faq-q\"\u003eDo the picks fall out?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Each pick slides snugly into its own hole in a point of the rim, so they stay put when the bowl is carried. Pull gently and they come right out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-faq-q\"\u003eIs every bowl the same?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is the same. The stripes and seeds are painted by hand, so each one is a little different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-faq-q\"\u003eWill there be more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This autumn’s firing was the last big one. When these 187 are gone, there won’t be another batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wf-guar\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wf-guar-big\"\u003eAvril’s promise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If the kids won’t touch it, send it back. I’d rather it sat in the kitchen of somebody who’ll use it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery order comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked. Every bowl is wrapped by hand and dispatched within 1 to 2 working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eCare \u0026amp; use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse the bowl and the picks under warm water with a little dish soap and let them dry. Treat it like any good ceramic dish: a hard knock on stone or tile can chip it. Small differences in the painting and the glaze are part of hand-made work, not a flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wf-h\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wf-tbl\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 17.5 cm across × 9.5 cm tall (6.9 × 3.7 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePicks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 stainless steel picks, approx. 8.7 cm, coloured ball handles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlazed ceramic, fired twice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMelons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrimson Red · Golden Yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrown and painted by hand, Pershore, Worcestershire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDispatched within 1–2 working days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"Crimson Red","offer_id":53517774815499,"sku":null,"price":50.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Golden Yellow","offer_id":53517774848267,"sku":null,"price":50.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hf_20261107_215424_b44d310f-c8e6-420f-b36b-c8d048654598.png?v=1794140440","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/avrils-watermelon-fruit-bowl","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}