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Ceramic form for your botanicals, hand-thrown by Monique Skelton in Vancouver, BC There’s something about clay that Monique can’t seem to get away from.

It all started as a young child when she discovered clay buried in the dirt behind her parent’s garden shed. She would mold this gloriously grubby clay into little pots and other sculptures and bake them under the sun. Fast forward a few decades, with a degree of visual arts under her belt she’s back with the pure stuff from the ground. MiMOKO explores the beauty of minimalist forms paired with a desire for more indoor greenery. Influenced by Japanese design principles, MiMOKO focuses on pure, restrained form made to perfection. Clean lines and simple gold leaf accents are united to achieve refined simplicity. MiMOKO’s new collection of porcelain self-watering planters are hand-thrown and entirely unique from one another. The two part self-watering system hosts a wick that feeds water through capillary action so your plants get as much water as they need. Minimalist design + happy house plants = a cleaner, greener home.

16/10/2026

Online shop drop announcement 🌚 TUESDAY 20
October 10am

Over the last few months I’ve built up a healthy load of brand new ceramic vessels and I’m excited to finally have them available in my shop next week.

As you’ve seen in my stories, I’ve been on a texture quest this year exploring the addition of new materials in my clay such as sand, coffee grinds and crushed rock (from my two homes: NZ and Canada). On top of this, I’ve fallen completely in love with a new ebony clay, which is finally the perfect black I’ve been after for years. There’s a new black lava glaze that you may have seen recently, which feels very aligned with the volcanic basalt I’ve been using. And finally, a new shape—the pebble wall vase pictured here, that has entered the collection with a bang being my best seller at IDS this year.

It’s a lot of new things. But together they work, and my creative brain that loves to offer loads of options for you, is happy.

Hope you find something that aligns with your style!

02/06/2026

The month of May was full of custom orders and I couldn’t be more grateful. Taking on ideas that are different from my usual work not only challenges me but helps me broaden my perspective on design. I love doing them.

This particular piece was my largest plate to date: a 14” textured wall sculpture reminiscent of a sun. The client wanted a carved design with a more loose organic outer shape and hints of gold to catch your eye as you walked past.

I designed it with tiered levels to draw your eye inwards and added a light grog to the clay to give it a bit more texture, something that I think worked really well with the carved sun rays.

If you swipe right you’ll come across my very stressful hiccup. Based on one previous vase I had made many years back, I had assumed that painting gold lustre directly on the clay would give it a nice matte yet shimmering finish. It did not!! Instead it turned almost charcoal black with hints of purple where it was applied too lightly. A nightmare! But I was not stressing too much yet as I knew you could refire it to cone 6 and fully burn off the gold. As I do sometimes when it drips outside of my signature gold dots. But. This did not happen either, which completely stumped me, and it still left a reside! After much thought, I turned to gold leaf…and discovered it was the perfect solution all along. Delicate, light and glimmering. Exactly what we were after.

13/05/2026

🌿 Custom Order 🌿 Renée approached me last year to make an XL planter for her beloved snake plant.

She had seen one of my vases with an inward facing rim and wanted it translated into a much larger vessel. I wanted to design the dish that it sat on in a similar fashion — a textured angled rim but in the opposite direction.

The contrast with the generously curved body is quite striking.

In prep for this post, Renée sent me a photo update today and few words:

It’s a beauty that is everything I hoped for and more. It’s always a joy to work with you. Ty for trying the lip edge 🌷

🤍🤍🤍 thank you Renée!!

If you would like a special custom ceramic something, let’s chat ☺️

11/05/2026

A tribute to my mum and her love of plants, which has now become mine.

What did you inherit from your mum?

08/05/2026

Each piece from my new collection includes a little memento from New Zealand, my homeland.

Have you visited the tiny island in the middle of the pacific?

07/05/2026

“The true identity of a vase is not apparent until it holds flowers.”

I bought a bouquet yesterday and tried styling it in these four vases. It’s really interesting how differently each one carries it. Their own unique personality.

Which vase/bouquet shape do you like most?

(All still available and looking for their forever homes)

06/05/2026

Open for custom requests!
I have a little bit of sand left,
So…

30/04/2026

We all have places like these, a happy place that spans many many moons. A place we always returned to as kids and one that I’m grateful to now bring mine.

I’m chuffed that a little slice of New Zealand is now encapsulated in my newest work. A small memoir of rugged, wild places, a snapshot of where I came from.

Find the new ceramics with a splash of black sand from Piha Beach, in my web shop now 🌾

28/04/2026

I’m excited to announce that my new collection is ONLINE NOW, ready for your perusing pleasure 🌾

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Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.mimoko.me/

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